gehwædnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġehwēdnes, ġehwǣdnis, ġehwǣdnys
Etymology
From ġehwǣde + -nes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈxwæːd.nes/, [jeˈʍæːd.nes]
Noun
ġehwǣdnes f
- sparingness
- smallness, slenderness, fewness
- poorness, meanness, mediocrity
Declension
Declension of gehwædnes (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ġehwǣdnes | ġehwǣdnessa, ġehwǣdnesse |
accusative | ġehwǣdnesse | ġehwǣdnessa, ġehwǣdnesse |
genitive | ġehwǣdnesse | ġehwǣdnessa |
dative | ġehwǣdnesse | ġehwǣdnessum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĠEHWǢDNES”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĠEHWǢDNES supplementary entry”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.