hefignes
Old English
Alternative forms
- hefines, hefiġnis
Etymology
From hefiġ + -nes.
Noun
hefiġnes f (nominative plural hefiġnessa)
- heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction, dullness of the body or senses.
- burdensomeness, oppressiveness, oppression.
- trouble, difficult matter.
- disease.
Declension
Declension of hefignes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hefiġnes | hefiġnessa, hefiġnesse |
| accusative | hefiġnesse | hefiġnessa, hefiġnesse |
| genitive | hefiġnesse | hefiġnessa |
| dative | hefiġnesse | hefiġnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: hevinesse
- English: heaviness
References
- hefigness in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary