ungeþwærnes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From either un- +‎ ġeþwǣrnes or unġeþwǣre +‎ -nes. Variant forms such as unġehwǣrnes may have arisen due to conflation with hwǣr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.jeˌθwæːr.nes/

Noun

unġeþwǣrnes f

  1. discord, dissension, division, quarrel
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Ac se swicola fēond sǣwð ungeðwǣrnysse betwux mancynne þurh mislīċe intingan ...
      But the guileful fiend sows division among mankind through diverse causes ...
  2. trouble, disquiet

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative unġeþwǣrnes unġeþwǣrnessa, unġeþwǣrnesse
accusative unġeþwǣrnesse unġeþwǣrnessa, unġeþwǣrnesse
genitive unġeþwǣrnesse unġeþwǣrnessa
dative unġeþwǣrnesse unġeþwǣrnessum

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