deorcnes
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈde͜ork.nes/, [ˈde͜orˠk.nes]
Noun
deorcnes f (nominative plural deorcnessa)
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | deorcnes | deorcnessa, deorcnesse |
| accusative | deorcnesse | deorcnessa, deorcnesse |
| genitive | deorcnesse | deorcnessa |
| dative | deorcnesse | deorcnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: derknesse, derckness, dercness, derkenes, derkenesse, derkenys, derknes, derknez, dirkenes, dirknes, dirkness, dorknesse, durkenes, dyrknys
- English: darkness
- Scots: daurkness
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “deorcness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.