Old English · noun
ungeþwærnes
Normalised unġeþwǣrnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈun.jeˌθwæːr.nes/
- Syllables
- ˈun · je · ˌθwæːr · nes (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- disquietdissensiondiscordquarrel
Meaning
-
discord, dissension, division, quarrel
Ac sē swicola fēond sǣwþ unġeþwǣrnesse betweox mancynne þurh mislīċe intingan...
But the guileful fiend sows division among mankind through diverse causes...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany" -
trouble, disquiet
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unġeþwǣrnes | unġeþwǣrnessaunġeþwǣrnesse |
| Accusative | unġeþwǣrnesse | unġeþwǣrnessaunġeþwǣrnesse |
| Genitive | unġeþwǣrnesse | unġeþwǣrnessa |
| Dative | unġeþwǣrnesse | unġeþwǣrnessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From either un- + ġeþwǣrnes or unġeþwǣre + -nes. Variant "h" forms such as unġehwǣrnes may have arisen due to conflation with hwǣr.
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