sweartness

Old English

Alternative forms

• sweartnys
• sƿeartness — wynn spelling

Etymology

From sweart +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswæ͜ɑrt.ness/, [ˈswæ͜ɑrˠt.nes]

Noun

sweartness f (nominative plural sweartnessa)

1. blackness
2. a black material

Declension

Declension of sweartnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sweartnes	sweartnessa, sweartnesse
accusative	sweartnesse	sweartnessa, sweartnesse
genitive	sweartnesse	sweartnessa
dative	sweartnesse	sweartnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: swartnesse
  • English: swartness

References

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