wohnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• wōhness

Etymology

Equivalent to wōh +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwoːx.nes/

Noun

wōhnes f

1. crookedness
2. a crooked place
3. wrongdoing, injustice
4. perversity, depravity
5. wickedness, iniquity
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"

     Se þridda leahter is auarita þæt is seo yfele gitsung and seo is wyrtruma ælcere wohnysse...

     The third sin is Avaritia, that is, evil Covetousness, and it is the root of all wickedness...

Declension

Declension of wōhnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wōhnes	wōhnessa, wōhnesse
accusative	wōhnesse	wōhnessa, wōhnesse
genitive	wōhnesse	wōhnessa
dative	wōhnesse	wōhnessum

References

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