wohnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- wōhness
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwoːx.nes/
Noun
wōhnes f
- crookedness
- a crooked place
- wrongdoing, injustice
- perversity, depravity
- wickedness, iniquity
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
- Se þridda leahter is auarita þæt is seo yfele gitsung and seo is wyrtruma ælcere wohnysse...
- The third sin is Avaritia, that is, evil Covetousness, and it is the root of all wickedness...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
Declension
Declension of wohnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wōhnes | wōhnessa, wōhnesse |
| accusative | wōhnesse | wōhnessa, wōhnesse |
| genitive | wōhnesse | wōhnessa |
| dative | wōhnesse | wōhnessum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WŌHNESS”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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