frumsetnes
Old English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrumˌset.nes/
Noun
frumsetnes f (Northumbrian, hapax legomenon)
- authority
- Durham Ritual, "Alia",
- Ġihēr v̄sig drihten hāliġ fæder allmehtiġ ēċe god. þætte ġif hvœlc sindon viðirworda ġif hvœlc viðirmœ̄do in hv̄se esnes ðīnes frvmsettnesse mæġenðrymes ðīnes āfirredo sīe.
- Hear us Lord, holy father, almighty, eternal God, that if there are any adversaries, if any contrarians, in the house of your servant, may they be removed by the authority of your majesty
- (gloss) auctōritās
- Durham Ritual, "Alia",
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | frumsetnes | frumsetnessa, frumsetnesse |
| accusative | frumsetnesse | frumsetnessa, frumsetnesse |
| genitive | frumsetnesse | frumsetnessa |
| dative | frumsetnesse | frumsetnessum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “frum-setnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.