dreorignes
Old English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdre͜oː.rij.nes/
Noun
drēoriġnes f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drēoriġnes | drēoriġnessa, drēoriġnesse |
| accusative | drēoriġnesse | drēoriġnessa, drēoriġnesse |
| genitive | drēoriġnesse | drēoriġnessa |
| dative | drēoriġnesse | drēoriġnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: drerynesse, drerinesse
- English: dreariness
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dreórignys”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.