syferness

Old English

Etymology

From sȳfre +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.fer.ness/, [ˈsyː.ver.nes]

Noun

sȳferness f

1. sobriety, moderation, temperance
2. abstinence, purity

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sȳferness	sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
accusative	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
genitive	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessa
dative	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessum

Derived terms

• unsȳferness

References

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