scearpnes

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

sċearpnys

Etymology[edit]

From sċearp +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑrp.nes/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑrˠp.nes]

Noun[edit]

sċearpnes f (nominative plural sċearpnessa)

(of one's sight and mind) sharpness
(of a surface) roughness
acidity, pungency; sharpness

Declension[edit]

Declension of scearpnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċearpnes	sċearpnessa, sċearpnesse
accusative	sċearpnesse	sċearpnessa, sċearpnesse
genitive	sċearpnesse	sċearpnessa
dative	sċearpnesse	sċearpnessum

Derived terms[edit]

unsċearpnes

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: scharpnesse, sharpnesse
- English: sharpness

References[edit]

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

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