scamfæstnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeamfæstness, sċeamfestnys

Etymology

sċamfæst +‎ -nes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑmˌfæst.nes/

Noun

sċamfæstnes f

1. modesty

Declension

Declension of sċamfæstnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċamfæstnes	—
accusative	sċamfæstnesse	—
genitive	sċamfæstnesse	—
dative	sċamfæstnesse	—

Descendants

• Middle English: schamefastnesse
  • English: shamefastness

References

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