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Old English
Etymology
From ābroþen + -nes.
Pronunciation
Noun
ābroþennes f
- dulness, cowardice, a defect, backsliding
- 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.
Declension
Declension of ābroþennes (strong ō-stem)
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