syferness

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sȳfre +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.fer.ness/, [ˈsyː.ver.nes]

Noun[edit]

sȳferness f

sobriety, moderation, temperance
abstinence, purity

Declension[edit]

Declension of syferness (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sȳferness	sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
accusative	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
genitive	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessa
dative	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessum

Derived terms[edit]

unsȳferness

References[edit]

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

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