dreorignes
Old English
Alternative forms
- drēoriġnys, drēorinys
Etymology
From drēoriġ + -nes.
Noun
drēoriġnes f (nominative plural drēoriġnessa)
- dreariness, sadness
Declension
Declension of dreorignes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drēoriġnes | drēoriġnessa, drēoriġnesse |
| accusative | drēoriġnesse | drēoriġnessa, drēoriġnesse |
| genitive | drēoriġnesse | drēoriġnessa |
| dative | drēoriġnesse | drēoriġnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: drerynesse, drerinesse
- English: dreariness
References
- dreórignys in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary