dombenesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- doumbenes, dompnesse, doumpnesse, dumnesse
Etymology
From Old English dumbnes; equivalent to dumb + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdum(b)nɛs/, /ˈduːm(b)nɛs/
Noun
dombenesse (uncountable)
- Muteness; not being able to speak.
- Silence; not speaking in a given situation.
Descendants
- English: dumbness
References
- “dǒmbenesse, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-27.