forþgewitennes

Equivalent to forþġewiten +‎ -nes.

• IPA^(key): /forθ.jeˈwi.ten.nes/, [forˠð.jeˈwi.ten.nes]

forþġewitennes f

1. the past
2. departure

In the sense "the past," forðġewitennes was used without the word "the," just like andweardnes (“the present”) and tōweardnes (“the future”): Forðġewitennes ne biþ nǣfre dēad: ne biþ hēo furðum forðġewiten (“The past is never dead: it isn't even past”).