andweardnes

Equivalent to andweard +‎ -nes.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑndˌwæ͜ɑrd.nes/, [ˈɑndˌwæ͜ɑrˠd.nes]

andweardnes f

1. the present
2. presence

In the sense "the present," andweardnes was used without the word "the," like forþġewitennes (“the past”) and tōweardnes (“the future”): Andweardnesse wyrttruman liċġaþ bebyrġede on forðġewitennesse (“The roots of the present lie buried in the past”).

• andweard
• andweardian
• andweardlīċe