dreorignes

Old English

Alternative forms

• drēoriġnys, drēorinys

Etymology

From drēoriġ +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdre͜oː.rij.nes/

Noun

drēoriġnes f

1. sadness

Declension

Declension of dreorignes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	drēoriġnes	drēoriġnessa, drēoriġnesse
accusative	drēoriġnesse	drēoriġnessa, drēoriġnesse
genitive	drēoriġnesse	drēoriġnessa
dative	drēoriġnesse	drēoriġnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: drerynesse, drerinesse
  • English: dreariness

References

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