scearpnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċearpnys

Etymology

From sċearp +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑrp.nes/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑrˠp.nes]

Noun

sċearpnes f (nominative plural sċearpnessa)

1. (of one's sight and mind) sharpness
2. (of a surface) roughness
3. acidity, pungency; sharpness

Declension

Declension of scearpnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċearpnes	sċearpnessa, sċearpnesse
accusative	sċearpnesse	sċearpnessa, sċearpnesse
genitive	sċearpnesse	sċearpnessa
dative	sċearpnesse	sċearpnessum

Derived terms

• unsċearpnes

Descendants

• Middle English: scharpnesse, sharpnesse
  • English: sharpness

References

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