deorcnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- deorcnys
Etymology
From deorc + -nes.
Noun
deorcnes f (nominative plural deorcnessa)
- darkness, obscurity
Declension
Declension of deorcnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | deorcnes | deorcnessa, deorcnesse |
| accusative | deorcnesse | deorcnessa, deorcnesse |
| genitive | deorcnesse | deorcnessa |
| dative | deorcnesse | deorcnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: derknesse
- English: darkness
References
- deorcness in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary