hefignes
Old English
Alternative forms
- hefines, hefiġnis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxe.fij.nes/, [ˈhe.vij.nes]
Noun
hefiġnes f (nominative plural hefiġnessa)
- heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction, dullness of the body or senses
- burdensomeness, oppressiveness, oppression
- trouble, difficult matter
- disease
Declension
Declension of hefignes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hefiġnes | hefiġnessa, hefiġnesse |
| accusative | hefiġnesse | hefiġnessa, hefiġnesse |
| genitive | hefiġnesse | hefiġnessa |
| dative | hefiġnesse | hefiġnessum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hefigness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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