dreorignes

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

drēoriġnys, drēorinys

Etymology[edit]

From drēoriġ +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdre͜oː.rij.nes/

Noun[edit]

drēoriġnes f

sadness

Declension[edit]

Declension of dreorignes (strong ō-stem)

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

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: drerynesse, drerinesse
- English: dreariness

References[edit]

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

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