Old English · noun
scortnes
Normalised sċortnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃort.nes/[ˈʃorˠt.nes]
- Syllables
- ˈʃort · nes (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- shortnessepitomebriefaccount
Meaning
-
shortness
-
a brief account, an epitome
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċortnes | sċortnessasċortnesse |
| Accusative | sċortnesse | sċortnessasċortnesse |
| Genitive | sċortnesse | sċortnessa |
| Dative | sċortnesse | sċortnessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From sċort + -nes
Descendants
shortness
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