ferdnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- fardnes, feerdnesse, ferdenes, ferdenesse, ferdnes, ferdness, ferdnis, ferednes, ferednesse
Etymology
From ferd + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːrdnɛs(ə)/
Noun
ferdnesse (uncountable)
- The feeling of fear.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- A tendency to fear; fearfulness.
- A frightening thing.
References
- “fērdnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.