bealdnes
Old English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
By surface analysis, beald (“bold”) + -nes
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑld.nes/, [ˈbæ͜ɑɫd.nes]
Noun
bealdnes f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bealdnes | — |
| accusative | bealdnesse | — |
| genitive | bealdnesse | — |
| dative | bealdnesse | — |
Descendants
- English: boldness
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beald-ness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.