fætnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• fætnis, fætnys

Etymology

From fætt +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæt.nes/

Noun

fætnes f (nominative plural fætnessa)

1. fatness, the richest part of anything

Declension

Declension of fætnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fætnes	fætnessa, fætnesse
accusative	fætnesse	fætnessa, fætnesse
genitive	fætnesse	fætnessa
dative	fætnesse	fætnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: fattenesse, fatnesse
  • English: fatness

References

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