þesternesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === þeosternesse, þiesternesse, þusternesse, þyesternesse, þessterrnesse, þisternesse, thesternesse, þestirnesse, þesternes === Etymology === From Old English þēosterness; equivalent to þester +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈθiːstərnɛs/, /ˈθuːstərnɛs/ IPA(key): /ˈθeːstərnɛs/, /ˈθɛstərnɛs/ === Noun === þesternesse (uncountable) The state or quality of being dark; lack of light or brightness. A location that is dark; especially used of Hell. Immorality, paganism, iniquity; bad religious behaviour (from a Christian viewpoint). ==== References ==== “thẹ̄̆sternes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 September 2018.