Old English Dictionary Entry

éc-nes

Part of speech: -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e;

Definitions

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1 éc-nes

f. Eternity, everlasting; æternĭtas :-- Ðæt we wuldres eard in écnesse ágan mósten that we for ever might possess the abode in glory, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 9; Cri. 1204: Ps. Th. 118, 152. On écnisse for ever, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 469. On écnysse for ever. Mk. Bos. 3, 29: Ps. Th. 110, 6: 118, 44. ec-nes

Similar Words

-éþrian, éþring
é ðm
é-gylt
é-swíc
é-swíca

Runic Inscription

ᛖᚳ-ᚾᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Mk.: Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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