tydernes
Old English
Alternative forms
- tīdernes, tȳddernys, tēdernis
Etymology
From tȳdre (“fragile, weak, infirm”) + -nes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtyː.der.nes/
Noun
tȳdernes f
- frailty, weakness (physical, mental, moral, etc.)
- Ælfric's De Temporibus Anni
- Ælfric's De Temporibus Anni
- infirmity, ill health
- spiritual infirmity, sinfulness
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tȳdernes | tȳdernessa, tȳdernesse |
| accusative | tȳdernesse | tȳdernessa, tȳdernesse |
| genitive | tȳdernesse | tȳdernessa |
| dative | tȳdernesse | tȳdernessum |
Derived terms
- innantȳdernes, innoþtȳdernes (“internal weakness”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “TÍDERNESS”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.