ontendnes

Old English

Etymology

From ontendan +‎ -nes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈtend.nes/

Noun

ontendnes f

1. fire, burning
2. burning sensation, inflammation
3. passion, strong desire

Declension

Declension of ontendnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ontendnes	ontendnessa, ontendnesse
accusative	ontendnesse	ontendnessa, ontendnesse
genitive	ontendnesse	ontendnessa
dative	ontendnesse	ontendnessum

References

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