swarcmodnes

Old English

Etymology

From *swārcmōd +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɑːrk.moːd.nes/, [ˈswɑːrˠk.moːd.nes]

Noun

swārcmōdnes f

1. faintheartedness, timidness
2. pettiness, meanness, narrow-mindedness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swārcmōdnes	swārcmōdnessa, swārcmōdnesse
accusative	swārcmōdnesse	swārcmōdnessa, swārcmōdnesse
genitive	swārcmōdnesse	swārcmōdnessa
dative	swārcmōdnesse	swārcmōdnessum

Related terms

• āswārcian
• *swārcian