swiftnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• swiftnys
• sƿiftnes — wynn spelling

Etymology

From swift +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswift.nes/

Noun

swiftnes f (nominative plural swiftnessa)

1. swiftness, fleetness, celerity

Declension

Declension of swiftnes (strong ō-stem)

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