soþfæstnes

Old English

Etymology

sōþfæst +‎ -nes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːθˌfæst.nes/

Noun

sōþfæstnes f

1. truth
2. honesty
3. sincerity
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"

     Crist sceawode his heortan and geseah his prættas forðan þe he mid soðfæstnysse ne sohte þone hǣlend,...

     Christ looked into his heart, and saw his craftiness, because he sought not the Saviour with sincerity,...

4. justice
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St.Alban, Martyr"

     Eall swa þa unriht-wisan deman þe heora domas awendað, æfre be þam sceattum na be soðfæstnysse and habbað æfre to cepe heora soðfæstnysse, and swa hi sylfe syllað wið sceattum...

     So likewise those unrighteous judges who pervert their judgments, always for gain, and not for justice, and always offer their justice for sale, and thus sell themselves for the sake of money,...

Declension

Declension of sōþfæstnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sōþfæstnes	sōþfæstnessa, sōþfæstnesse
accusative	sōþfæstnesse	sōþfæstnessa, sōþfæstnesse
genitive	sōþfæstnesse	sōþfæstnessa
dative	sōþfæstnesse	sōþfæstnessum

Synonyms

• (truth): sōþ

Antonyms

• lēasung
• unsōþfæstnes

Descendants

• Middle English: sōthfastness
  • English: soothfastness