readnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• rēadnys, rēadnyss

Etymology

From rēad +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræ͜ɑːd.nes/

Noun

rēadnes f (nominative plural rēadnessa)

1. redness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	rēadnes	rēadnessa, rēadnesse
accusative	rēadnesse	rēadnessa, rēadnesse
genitive	rēadnesse	rēadnessa
dative	rēadnesse	rēadnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: rednesse, reednes
  • English: redness

References

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