ecnes
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːk.nes/
Noun
ēcnes f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēcnes | ēcnessa, ēcnesse |
| accusative | ēcnesse | ēcnessa, ēcnesse |
| genitive | ēcnesse | ēcnessa |
| dative | ēcnesse | ēcnessum |
Synonyms
- ǣwignes (much less common)
Derived terms
- on ēcnesse (“forever”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ēc-nes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.