abroþennes

Old English

FWOTD – 15 January 2024

Alternative forms

• ābroþennys
• ābroðennes — edh spelling

Etymology

From ābroþen +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈbro.θen.nes/, [ɑːˈbro.ðen.nes]

Noun

ābroþennes f

1. dulness, cowardice, a defect, backsliding
2. degeneracy, ignobleness, fallenness
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Ongēan ðæs mōdes strengðe se dēofol forgifð ābroðennysse.

     The Devil grants fallenness in exchange for the spirit's strength.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ābroþennes	ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse
accusative	ābroþennesse	ābroþennessa, ābroþennesse
genitive	ābroþennesse	ābroþennessa
dative	ābroþennesse	ābroþennessum

References

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