forgiefnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• forġiefennes, forġifnes, forġifennes, forġifennis, forġyfenes, forġefenes, forġefnis

Etymology

forġiefan +‎ -nes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈji͜yf.nes/, [forˈji͜yv.nes]

Noun

forġiefnes f

1. forgiveness
2. remission (of a fine, tax, etc.)
3. leniency, indulgence

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	forġiefnes	forġiefnessa, forġiefnesse
accusative	forġiefnesse	forġiefnessa, forġiefnesse
genitive	forġiefnesse	forġiefnessa
dative	forġiefnesse	forġiefnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: forgiveness, forgifnes
  • English: forgiveness

References

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