sweartnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- sƿeartnes – wynn spelling
Etymology
Equivalent to sweart + -nes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswæ͜ɑrt.nes/, [ˈswæ͜ɑrˠt.nes]
Noun
sweartnes f (nominative plural sweartnessa)
- blackness
Declension
Declension of sweartnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sweartnes | sweartnessa, sweartnesse |
| accusative | sweartnesse | sweartnessa, sweartnesse |
| genitive | sweartnesse | sweartnessa |
| dative | sweartnesse | sweartnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: swartnesse
- English: swartness
References
- sweartness in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary