eldertongue

Old English · noun

teartnes

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

Meaning

  1. sharpness, severity, asperity

Declension

Declension of teartnes
SingularPlural
Nominative teartnesteartnessateartnesse
Accusative teartnesseteartnessateartnesse
Genitive teartnesseteartnessa
Dative teartnesseteartnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From teart + -nes.

Descendants

tartness

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