Old English Dictionary Entry

For-sewennes

Part of speech: fore-seuwenes, -ness, -nyss, e;

Definitions

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1 for-sewennes

f. A looking down upon, contempt; contemptus, despectio :-- Gefylled we synd forsewennysse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. 122, 4, 5. For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 17. for-sewennes

Similar Words

'feallend-lic
-fá
-fandigendlic
-farenness
-feald

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛋᛖᚹᛖᚾᚾᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gr.: Ælfric's Grammar
Ors.: Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Som.: Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Ælfc.: Ælfric

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