idelnes

Middle English

Noun

idelnes

1. alternative form of ydelnesse

Old English

Alternative forms

• īdelness

Etymology

From īdel +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.delˌnes/

Noun

īdelnes f

1. idleness, vanity, frivolity
2. uselessness, futility
3. emptiness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	īdelnes	īdelnessa, īdelnesse
accusative	īdelnesse	īdelnessa, īdelnesse
genitive	īdelnesse	īdelnessa
dative	īdelnesse	īdelnessum

Synonyms

• āsolcennys
• āswindung
• āswundennes
• eargsċipe
• īdel

Descendants

• Middle English: ydelnesse
  • English: idleness

References

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