Old English Dictionary Entry

Ang-sumnes

Part of speech: -ness, ang-sumnis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; Related words: angnes. ang-sumnes

Definitions

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1 ang-sumnes

f. Troublesome-ness, sorrow, anxiety, anguish; angustiæ, ærumna :-- Geswinc and angsumnes gemétton me tribulatio et angustiæ invenerunt me, Ps. Spl. M. 118, 143. We gesáwon hys angsumnisse nos vidimus angustiam animæ illius, Gen. 42, 21: Jos. 7, 7.

Similar Words

-a
-an
-andwlatod
-anne
a

Runic Inscription

ᚪᛝ-ᛋᚢᛗᚾᛖᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)

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