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Old English · noun

sweartnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈswæ͜ɑrt.nes/
[ˈswæ͜ɑrˠt.nes]
Syllables
ˈswæ͜ɑrt · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
swartnessblackness

Meaning

  1. blackness

Declension

Declension of sweartnes
Singular
Nominative sweartnes
Accusative sweartnesse
Genitive sweartnesse
Dative sweartnesse

All forms (2)

Etymology

Equivalent to sweart + -nes.

Descendants

swartness

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