† ˈeadness Obs.
Forms: 1 eadnis, 2 ednesse.
[OE. éadnis, f. éad wealth = OHG. ôt, ôd, ON. auðr:—OTeut. *auđo-m, auđo-z; see -ness. (The OE. éad adj. wealthy is of doubtful genuineness.) Cf. eadi, eadiness.]
Happiness, luxury.
| a 1000 Runic Poems (Gr.) 4 Os byð..eorla ᵹehwam eadnis and tohyht. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 75 Ednesse letteð þe mannes shrifte. |