niwnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• nīownes, nīwnys, nēownys
• nīƿnes — wynn spelling

Etymology

From nīw(e) +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːw.nes/

Noun

nīwnes f (nominative plural nīwnessa)

1. newness, novelty

Declension

Declension of niwnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nīwnes	nīwnessa, nīwnesse
accusative	nīwnesse	nīwnessa, nīwnesse
genitive	nīwnesse	nīwnessa
dative	nīwnesse	nīwnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: newnesse
  • English: newness

References

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