carleasnes

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ċearlēasnes

Etymology[edit]

From carlēas +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrˌlæ͜ɑːs.nes/, [ˈkɑrˌlæ͜ɑːz.nes]

Noun[edit]

carlēasnes f (nominative plural carlēasnessa)

freedom from care, security, carelessness

Declension[edit]

Declension of carleasnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	carlēasnes	carlēasnessa, carlēasnesse
accusative	carlēasnesse	carlēasnessa, carlēasnesse
genitive	carlēasnesse	carlēasnessa
dative	carlēasnesse	carlēasnessum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: *carelesnes
- English: carelessness

References[edit]

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “carleásness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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