forgifnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- forġifennes, forġifennis, forġyfenes, forġefenes, forġefnis
Etymology
From forġief(en) + -nes.
Noun
forġifnes f (nominative plural forġifnessa)
- Forgiveness, permission, remission, release.
- mildness, lenity, indulgence
Declension
Declension of forgifnes (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | forġifnes | forġifnessa, forġifnesse |
accusative | forġifnesse | forġifnessa, forġifnesse |
genitive | forġifnesse | forġifnessa |
dative | forġifnesse | forġifnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: forgiveness, forgifnes
- English: forgiveness
References
- forgifnes in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary