drednesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- drednes, dredness, dredenes, dridnes
- (early) dradnesse, drædnesse
Etymology
From dred + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɛdnɛs(ə)/, /ˈdrɛːdnɛs(ə)/
Noun
drednesse (uncountable)
- fear, terror, dread
- awe, veneration
Descendants
- English: dreadness (rare)
References
- “drē̆dnesse, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.