ealdnes

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ealdnys, ealdnyss

Etymology

From eald +‎ -nes.

Noun

ealdnes f (nominative plural ealdnessa)

  1. oldness, age.
  2. old age.

Declension
Declension of ealdnes (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ealdnes ealdnessa, ealdnesse
accusative ealdnesse ealdnessa, ealdnesse
genitive ealdnesse ealdnessa
dative ealdnesse ealdnessum

Descendants
  • Middle English: oldnesse

References
  • ealdnys in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ealdness in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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