Eahtnes

According to the Old English Dictionary:

éhtnes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e;

eahtnes

f. Persecution; persecūtio :-- Se eáhtnysse ahóf who raised persecution, Exon. 65 b; Th. 243, 2; Jul. 4: 18 a; Th. 44, 18; Cri. 704. eahtnes