unsyfernes
Old English
Etymology
un- + sȳfernes (“purity, temperance, sobriety”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈunˌsyː.fer.nes/, [ˈunˌsyː.ver.nes]
Noun
unsȳfernes f
- impurity, uncleanness (physical or moral)
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | unsȳfernes | unsȳfernessa, unsȳfernesse |
| accusative | unsȳfernesse | unsȳfernessa, unsȳfernesse |
| genitive | unsȳfernesse | unsȳfernessa |
| dative | unsȳfernesse | unsȳfernessum |
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “un-sýfernes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.