abroþennes

abroþennes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ābroþennys
• ābroðennes – edh spelling

Etymology

From ābroþen +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈbro.θen.nes/, [ɑːˈbro.ðen.nes]

Noun

ābroþennes f

1. dulness, cowardice, a defect, backsliding
2. degeneracy, ignobleness, fallenness
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Ongēan ðæs mōdes strengðe se dēofol forgifð ābroðennysse.

     The Devil grants fallenness in exchange for the spirit's strength.

Declension

Declension of abroþennes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ābroþennes	ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse
accusative	ābroþennesse	ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse
genitive	ābroþennesse	ābroþennessa
dative	ābroþennesse	ābroþennessum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĀBROÐENNES”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĀBROÞENNES”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.