niþernes
Old English
Alternative forms
- nyþernes
Etymology
From niþera + -nes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.θer.nes/, [ˈni.ðer.nes]
Noun
niþernes f (nominative plural niþernessa)
- lowness, a low place, the bottom
Declension
Declension of niþernes (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | niþernes | niþernessa, niþernesse |
accusative | niþernesse | niþernessa, niþernesse |
genitive | niþernesse | niþernessa |
dative | niþernesse | niþernessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: nethernesse
- English: netherness
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “niþerness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.