understandennes

Old English

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Etymology

From under- (“under; among”) +‎ *standennes (“existence”). Possibly a calque of Latin substantia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunˌderˌstɑn.den.nes/

Noun

understandennes f

1. existence
2. essence

Declension

Declension of understandennes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	understandennes	understandennessa, understandennesse
accusative	understandennesse	understandennessa, understandennesse
genitive	understandennesse	understandennessa
dative	understandennesse	understandennessum

See also

• understandan
• understanding

References

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