syferness

Old English

Etymology

From sȳfre +‎ -ness.

Noun

sȳferness f

  1. sobriety, moderation, temperance
  2. abstinence, purity

Declension
Declension of syferness (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sȳferness sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
accusative sȳfernesse sȳfernessa, sȳfernesse
genitive sȳfernesse sȳfernessa
dative sȳfernesse sȳfernessum

Derived terms
  • unsȳferness

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