ymbsnidennes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ymbsniden, past participle of ymbsnīþan (to circumcise), + the suffix -nes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ymbˈsni.den.nes/

Noun

ymbsnidennes f

  1. circumcision
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      On þǣm dæġe Crīst onfeng þā ealdan ymbsnidenysse ond þā ealdan clǣsnunge Iūdea folces, þæt þonne wæs þæt hīe æġhwelċum cnihtċilde ymbsnidon þæt werlīċe līm on þǣm eahteðan dæġe æfter his acennisse, ond sēo clǣsnung him wæs swā hȧliġ swā ūs is fullwiht...
      On that day Christ underwent the traditional circumcision and purification of the Judean folk, which was that manly limb of each of their male children was circumcised on the eighth day after his bird, and the purification was as holy as baptism is for us...

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ymbsnidennes ymbsnidennessa, ymbsnidennesse
accusative ymbsnidennesse ymbsnidennessa, ymbsnidennesse
genitive ymbsnidennesse ymbsnidennessa
dative ymbsnidennesse ymbsnidennessum