þesternesse
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- þeosternesse, þiesternesse, þusternesse, þyesternesse, þessterrnesse, þisternesse, thesternesse, þestirnesse, þesternes
Etymology edit
From Old English þēosterness; equivalent to þester + -nesse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
þesternesse (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being dark; lack of light or brightness.
- A location that is dark; especially used of Hell.
- Immorality, paganism, iniquity; bad religious behaviour (from a Christian viewpoint).
References edit
- “thẹ̄̆sternes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.