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Old English
Etymology
sōþfæst + -nes
Pronunciation
Noun
sōþfæstnes f
- truth
- honesty
- sincerity
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
Crist sceawode his heortan and geseah his prættas forðan þe he mid soðfæstnysse ne sohte þone hǣlend,...- Christ looked into his heart, and saw his craftiness, because he sought not the Saviour with sincerity,...
- justice
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St.Alban, Martyr"
Eall swa þa unriht-wisan deman þe heora domas awendað, æfre be þam sceattum na be soðfæstnysse and habbað æfre to cepe heora soðfæstnysse, and swa hi sylfe syllað wið sceattum...- So likewise those unrighteous judges who pervert their judgments, always for gain, and not for justice, and always offer their justice for sale, and thus sell themselves for the sake of money,...
Declension
Declension of soþfæstnes (strong ō-stem)
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