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