swetnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• swētnys, suoetnis, suœ̄tnis

Etymology

From swēte +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweːt.nes/

Noun

swētnes f

1. sweetness
2. fragrance
3. cuteness
4. pleasantness, agreeableness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swētnes	swētnessa, swētnesse
accusative	swētnesse	swētnessa, swētnesse
genitive	swētnesse	swētnessa
dative	swētnesse	swētnessum

Synonyms

• swōtnes

Descendants

• Middle English: swetnesse, swetnes
  • English: sweetness
  • Scots: swetenes, swetnes, sweitnes, sweitness

References

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