drefednes

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to drēfed +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdreː.fed.nes/, [ˈdreː.ved.nes]

Noun

drēfednes f (nominative plural drēfednesse)

1. vexation, affliction, tribulation

Declension

Declension of drefednes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	drēfednes	drēfednessa, drēfednesse
accusative	drēfednesse	drēfednessa, drēfednesse
genitive	drēfednesse	drēfednessa
dative	drēfednesse	drēfednessum

References

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