readnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• rēadnys, rēadnyss

Etymology

From rēad +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræ͜ɑːd.nes/

Noun

rēadnes f (nominative plural rēadnessa)

1. redness

Declension

Declension of readnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rēadnes	rēadnessa, rēadnesse
accusative	rēadnesse	rēadnessa, rēadnesse
genitive	rēadnesse	rēadnessa
dative	rēadnesse	rēadnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: rednesse, reednes
  • English: redness

References

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