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Old English · noun

swetnes

Normalised swētnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈsweːt.nes/
Syllables
ˈsweːt · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
sweetnesscutenessfragranceagreeablenesspleasantness

Meaning

  1. sweetness

  2. fragrance

  3. cuteness

  4. pleasantness, agreeableness

Declension

Declension of swetnes
SingularPlural
Nominative swētnesswētnessaswētnesse
Accusative swētnesseswētnessaswētnesse
Genitive swētnesseswētnessa
Dative swētnesseswētnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From swēte + -nes.

Descendants

sweetness

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