feornes

Old English

Alternative forms
  • feornys

Etymology

From feor +‎ -nes.

Noun

feornes f (nominative plural feornessa)

  1. farness, distance.

Declension
Declension of feornes (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative feornes feornessa, feornesse
accusative feornesse feornessa, feornesse
genitive feornesse feornessa
dative feornesse feornessum

Descendants
  • Middle English: fernesse

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