sweartness
Old English
Alternative forms
- sweartnys, sƿeartness
Etymology
From sweart + -nes.
Noun
sweartness f (nominative plural sweartnessa)
- blackness.
- A black material.
Declension
Declension of sweartness (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