halignes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hāliġ +‎ -nes. Cognate with Old High German heilagnissa.

Noun

hāliġnes f (nominative plural hāliġnessa)

  1. Holiness, sanctity.
  2. A holy thing, a relic, an object held sacred.
  3. A holy place, sanctuary.
  4. Worship practices, rites.

Declension
Declension of halignes (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hāliġnes hāliġnessa, hāliġnesse
accusative hāliġnesse hāliġnessa, hāliġnesse
genitive hāliġnesse hāliġnessa
dative hāliġnesse hāliġnessum

Descendants

References
  • hálignes in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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