drefednes

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to drēfed +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdreː.fed.nes/, [ˈdreː.ved.nes]

Noun

drēfednes f (nominative plural drēfednesse)

1. vexation, affliction, tribulation

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	drēfednes	drēfednessa, drēfednesse
accusative	drēfednesse	drēfednessa, drēfednesse
genitive	drēfednesse	drēfednessa
dative	drēfednesse	drēfednessum

References

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