ecnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēcnis, ēcnys, ēcness, ēcnyss

Etymology

ēċe +‎ -nes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːk.nes/

Noun

ēcnes f

1. eternity

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēcnes	ēcnessa, ēcnesse
accusative	ēcnesse	ēcnessa, ēcnesse
genitive	ēcnesse	ēcnessa
dative	ēcnesse	ēcnessum

Synonyms

• ǣwignes (much less common)

Derived terms

• on ēcnesse (“forever”)

References

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