ceorliscnes
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜or.liʃ.nes/, [ˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.liʃ.nes]
Noun
ċeorlisċnes f (nominative plural ċeorlisċnessa)
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ċeorlisċnes | ċeorlisċnessa, ċeorlisċnesse |
| accusative | ċeorlisċnesse | ċeorlisċnessa, ċeorlisċnesse |
| genitive | ċeorlisċnesse | ċeorlisċnessa |
| dative | ċeorlisċnesse | ċeorlisċnessum |
Derived terms
- Middle English: *cherlischnesse, *churlischnesse
- English: churlishness
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ceorliscnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.