nearunes
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæ͜ɑ.ru.nes/
Noun
nearunes f (nominative plural nearunessa)
- a strait, a narrow space, a place of small extent
- (of the body) oppression, distress
- (of the mind) distress, anxiety, tribulation, trouble, grief
- (of room or means) scantiness
Declension
Declension of nearunes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nearunes | nearunessa, nearunesse |
| accusative | nearunesse | nearunessa, nearunesse |
| genitive | nearunesse | nearunessa |
| dative | nearunesse | nearunessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: nearunyss (early), narwenesse
- English: narrowness
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “nearuness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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