niþernes

Old English

Alternative forms

• nyþernes

Etymology

From niþera +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.θer.nes/, [ˈni.ðer.nes]

Noun

niþernes f (nominative plural niþernessa)

1. lowness, a low place, the bottom

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	niþernes	niþernessa, niþernesse
accusative	niþernesse	niþernessa, niþernesse
genitive	niþernesse	niþernessa
dative	niþernesse	niþernessum

Descendants

• Middle English: nethernesse
  • English: netherness

References

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