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Old English · noun

wodnes

Normalised wōdnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
Modern English
madnessinsanity

Meaning

  1. madness, insanity

    Benedictus wæs mid anum ǣfæstum were forþan þe his wīf wæs mid wōdnesse ġedreht.

    Benedict was with a pious man because his wife was afflicted with madness.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

Declension

Declension of wodnes
SingularPlural
Nominative wōdneswōdnessawōdnesse
Accusative wōdnessewōdnessawōdnesse
Genitive wōdnessewōdnessa
Dative wōdnessewōdnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From wōd + -nes.

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