rotyngnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rotingnes, rotyngenesse
Etymology
From rotynge (“rotting”) + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔtinɡnɛs/, /ˈrɔːtinɡnɛs/
Noun
rotyngnesse (uncountable)
- Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering.
Descendants
- English: rottingness
References
- “rō̆tingnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-24.