þesternesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- þeosternesse, þiesternesse, þusternesse, þyesternesse, þessterrnesse, þisternesse, thesternesse, þestirnesse, þesternes
Etymology
From Old English þēosterness; equivalent to þester + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈθiːstərnɛs/, /ˈθuːstərnɛs/
- IPA(key): /ˈθeːstərnɛs/, /ˈθɛstərnɛs/
Noun
þesternesse (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being dark; lack of light or brightness.
- A location that is dark; especially used of Hell.
- Immorality, paganism, iniquity; bad religious behaviour (from a Christian viewpoint).
References
- “thẹ̄̆sternes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.