ealdnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ealdnys, ealdnyss

Etymology

From eald +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑld.nes/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫd.nes]

Noun

ealdnes f (nominative plural ealdnessa)

1. oldness, age
2. old age

Declension

Declension of ealdnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ealdnes	ealdnessa, ealdnesse
accusative	ealdnesse	ealdnessa, ealdnesse
genitive	ealdnesse	ealdnessa
dative	ealdnesse	ealdnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: oldnesse
  • English: oldness

References

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