halignes
Old English
Alternative forms
- hāliġnys
Etymology
From hāliġ + -nes. Cognate with Old High German heilagnissa.
Noun
hāliġnes f (nominative plural hāliġnessa)
- Holiness, sanctity.
- A holy thing, a relic, an object held sacred.
- A holy place, sanctuary.
- 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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