ceorliscnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċyrlisċnys

Etymology

From ċeorlisċ +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜or.liʃ.nes/, [ˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.liʃ.nes]

Noun

ċeorlisċnes f (nominative plural ċeorlisċnessa)

1. churlishness, clownishness, rudeness, vulgarity

Declension

Declension of ceorliscnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċeorlisċnes	ċeorlisċnessa, ċeorlisċnesse
accusative	ċeorlisċnesse	ċeorlisċnessa, ċeorlisċnesse
genitive	ċeorlisċnesse	ċeorlisċnessa
dative	ċeorlisċnesse	ċeorlisċnessum

Derived terms

• Middle English: *cherlischnesse, *churlischnesse
  • English: churlishness

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ceorliscnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.