halignes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailaganassī. Cognate with Old High German heilagnessi. Equivalent to hāliġ +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑː.lij.nes/, [ˈhɑː.lij.nes]

Noun

hāliġnes f

  1. holiness, sanctity
  2. something holy, such as a relic
  3. sanctuary (holy place)
  4. worship; practices, rites

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hāliġnes hāliġnessa, hāliġnesse
accusative hāliġnesse hāliġnessa, hāliġnesse
genitive hāliġnesse hāliġnessa
dative hāliġnesse hāliġnessum

Descendants

  • Middle English: halinesse, holinesse, holynesse
    • English: holiness
    • Scots: halynes, halines

References

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