nearunes

Old English

Alternative forms

• nearones, nearanes

Etymology

From nearu +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæ͜ɑ.ru.nes/

Noun

nearunes f (nominative plural nearunessa)

1. a strait, a narrow space, a place of small extent
2. (of the body) oppression, distress
3. (of the mind) distress, anxiety, tribulation, trouble, grief
4. (of room or means) scantiness

Declension

Declension of nearunes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nearunes	nearunessa, nearunesse
accusative	nearunesse	nearunessa, nearunesse
genitive	nearunesse	nearunessa
dative	nearunesse	nearunessum

Descendants

• Middle English: nearunyss (early), narwenesse
  • English: narrowness

References

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