hwelcnes

Old English

Alternative forms

hwilcnes, hwylcnes
hƿielcnes (wynn spelling)

Etymology

From West Germanic *hwalīkanassī, whence also Old High German welīhnessi. Equivalent to hwelċ +‎ -nes, literally "what-kind-ness." Perhaps originally a calque of Latin quālitās, which is formed in the same way.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhwelk.nes/, [ˈʍeɫk.nes]

Noun

hwelcnes f

quality

Declension

Declension of hwelcnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwelcnes	hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse
accusative	hwelcnesse	hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse
genitive	hwelcnesse	hwelcnessa
dative	hwelcnesse	hwelcnessum