abroþennes

Old English

FWOTD – 15 January 2024

Alternative forms

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

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ābroþennes ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse
accusative ābroþennesse ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse
genitive ābroþennesse ābroþennessa
dative ābroþennesse ābroþennessum

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