wohnes
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wōhnes f
- crookedness
- a crooked place
- wrongdoing, injustice
- perversity, depravity
- 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...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wōhnes | wōhnessa, wōhnesse |
| accusative | wōhnesse | wōhnessa, wōhnesse |
| genitive | wōhnesse | wōhnessa |
| dative | wōhnesse | wōhnessum |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WŌHNESS”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.