forgiefnes

== Old English == === Alternative forms === forġiefennes, forġifnes, forġifennes, forġifennis, forġyfenes, forġefenes, forġefnis === Etymology === From forġiefan +‎ -nes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈji͜yf.nes/, [forˈji͜yv.nes] === Noun === forġiefnes f forgiveness remission (of a fine, tax, etc.) leniency, indulgence ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: forgiveness, forgifnes English: forgiveness === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “forgiefnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.