angsumnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ancsumnys, angsumnis

Etymology

From angsum +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnɡ.sum.nes/, [ˈɑŋɡ.sum.nes]

Noun

angsumnes f (nominative plural angsumnessa)

1. troublesomeness, sorrow, anxiety, anguish
2. distress of the body or mind; angst

Declension

Declension of angsumnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	angsumnes	angsumnessa, angsumnesse
accusative	angsumnesse	angsumnessa, angsumnesse
genitive	angsumnesse	angsumnessa
dative	angsumnesse	angsumnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: annxumnesse (early)

References

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