swiftnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• swiftnys

Etymology

From swift +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswift.nes/

Noun

swiftnes f (nominative plural swiftnessa)

1. swiftness, fleetness, celerity

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	swiftnes	swiftnessa, swiftnesse
accusative	swiftnesse	swiftnessa, swiftnesse
genitive	swiftnesse	swiftnessa
dative	swiftnesse	swiftnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: swyftnesse, swiftnesse
  • English: swiftness

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “swiftness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.