yfelnes

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to yfel +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈy.fel.nes/, [ˈy.vel.nes]

Noun

yfelnes f

1. evil, wickedness, badness
2. misfortune

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	yfelnes	yfelnessa, yfelnesse
accusative	yfelnesse	yfelnessa, yfelnesse
genitive	yfelnesse	yfelnessa
dative	yfelnesse	yfelnessum

References

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