deagolnes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dēagol (“secret”) +‎ -nes (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑː.ɡol.nes/, [ˈdæ͜ɑː.ɣol.nes]

Noun

dēagolnes f

  1. a secret
    dēagolnesse bediernan ― to keep a secret
  2. a secret place
  3. a recess
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Hwīlon cōm sē deofol, on ānre dīgelnysse, mid purpuran ġescrȳd, and mid helme ġeglenġd, tō ðām hālgan were, þǣr hē hine ġebǣd, and cwæð, þæt hē wǣre witodlīċe sē Hǣlend.
      Once the Devil came, shrouded in a purple garment and adorned with a crown, to the holy man in a recess where he was praying, and said that he was truly the Savior.
  4. secrecy

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative dēagolnes dēagolnessa, dēagolnesse
accusative dēagolnesse dēagolnessa, dēagolnesse
genitive dēagolnesse dēagolnessa
dative dēagolnesse dēagolnessum
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