abroþennes
Old English
FWOTD – 15 January 2024
Alternative forms
- ābroþennys
- ābroðennes — edh spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈbro.θen.nes/, [ɑːˈbro.ðen.nes]
Noun
ābroþennes f
- dulness, cowardice, a defect, backsliding
- 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.
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ābroþennes | ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse |
| accusative | ābroþennesse | ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse |
| genitive | ābroþennesse | ābroþennessa |
| dative | ābroþennesse | ābroþennessum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀBROÐENNES”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀBROÞENNES”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.