"deorcnes" meaning in Old English

See deorcnes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈde͜ork.nes/, [ˈde͜orˠk.nes]
Etymology: From deorc + -nes. Etymology templates: {{af|ang|deorc|-nes}} deorc + -nes Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|deorcnessa|head=deorcnes}} deorcnes f (nominative plural deorcnessa) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|deorcness|nomsg=deorcnes}}, {{ang-decl-noun|deorcnes|deorcnessa,deorcnesse|deorcnesse|deorcnessa,deorcnesse|deorcnesse|deorcnessa|deorcnesse|deorcnessum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: deorcnessa [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], deorcnes [nominative, singular], deorcnessa [nominative, plural], deorcnesse [nominative, plural], deorcnesse [accusative, singular], deorcnessa [accusative, plural], deorcnesse [accusative, plural], deorcnesse [genitive, singular], deorcnessa [genitive, plural], deorcnesse [dative, singular], deorcnessum [dative, plural], deorcnys [alternative]
  1. darkness, obscurity Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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