geornfulnes

Old English

Etymology

From ġeornful +‎ -nes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje͜orn.ful.nes/, [ˈje͜orˠn.ful.nes]

Noun

ġeornfulnes f

1. eagerness
2. earnestness
3. diligence

Declension

Declension of ġeornfulnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeornfulnes	ġeornfulnessa, ġeornfulnesse
accusative	ġeornfulnesse	ġeornfulnessa, ġeornfulnesse
genitive	ġeornfulnesse	ġeornfulnessa
dative	ġeornfulnesse	ġeornfulnessum

References

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