abroþennes

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ābroþen +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈbro.θen.nes/,

Noun

ābroþennes f

  1. dulness, cowardice, a defect, backsliding
  2. degeneracy, ignobleness, fallenness
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Ongēan ðæs mōdes strengðe se dēofol forgifð ābroðennysse.
      The Devil grants fallenness in exchange for the spirit's strength.

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