blindnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• blindnys

Etymology

From blind +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblind.nes/

Noun

blindnes f (nominative plural blindnessa)

1. (of persons or sight) blindness, inability to see because of darkness
2. (of persons or a condition, figuratively) blindness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	blindnes	blindnessa, blindnesse
accusative	blindnesse	blindnessa, blindnesse
genitive	blindnesse	blindnessa
dative	blindnesse	blindnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: blyndnesse, blyndnes
  • English: blindness

References

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