carleasnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċearlēasnes

Etymology

From carlēas +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrˌlæ͜ɑːs.nes/, [ˈkɑrˌlæ͜ɑːz.nes]

Noun

carlēasnes f (nominative plural carlēasnessa)

1. freedom from care, security, carelessness

Declension

Declension of carleasnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	carlēasnes	carlēasnessa, carlēasnesse
accusative	carlēasnesse	carlēasnessa, carlēasnesse
genitive	carlēasnesse	carlēasnessa
dative	carlēasnesse	carlēasnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: *carelesnes
  • English: carelessness

References

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