seocnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• sēocness, sēocnys, sēocnyss

Etymology

From sēoc +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse͜oːk.nes/

Noun

sēocnes f

1. sickness, disease

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sēocnes	sēocnessa, sēocnesse
accusative	sēocnesse	sēocnessa, sēocnesse
genitive	sēocnesse	sēocnessa
dative	sēocnesse	sēocnessum

Synonyms

• ādl

Descendants

• Middle English: seknesse
  • English: sickness
  • Scots: seekness