langsumnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- langsumnys
Etymology
From langsum + -nes.
Noun
langsumnes f (nominative plural langsumnessa)
- length.
- patience, long-suffering.
Declension
Declension of langsumnes (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | langsumnes | langsumnessa, langsumnesse |
accusative | langsumnesse | langsumnessa, langsumnesse |
genitive | langsumnesse | langsumnessa |
dative | langsumnesse | langsumnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: loncsumnesse (early), *langsumnesse
- English: longsomeness
References
- langsumness in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary