wynsumness

Old English

Etymology

From wynsum +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwyn.sum.ness/, [ˈwyn.sum.nes]

Noun

wynsumness f

1. pleasantness, agreeableness, delight
2. joyousness, exultation
3. devotion

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wynsumness	wynsumnessa, wynsumnesse
accusative	wynsumnesse	wynsumnessa, wynsumnesse
genitive	wynsumnesse	wynsumnessa
dative	wynsumnesse	wynsumnessum

Derived terms

• unwynsumness

Descendants

• Middle English: winsomnesse, wynsumnesse
  • English: winsomeness
  • Scots: winsomeness

References

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