syferness

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From sȳfre +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.fer.ness/, [ˈsyː.ver.nes]

Noun edit

sȳferness f

sobriety, moderation, temperance
abstinence, purity

Declension edit

Declension of syferness (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sȳferness	sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
accusative	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
genitive	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessa
dative	sȳfernesse	sȳfernessum

Derived terms edit

unsȳferness

References edit

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sȳferness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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