þicnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- þicnys
Etymology
From þicce + -nes. Cognate with Old High German diknissa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθik.nes/
Noun
þicnes f (nominative plural þicnessa)
- (consistency) thickness, viscosity
- (transparency) thickness, darkness, cloudiness, obscurity
- (dimension) thickness, depth
- a thicket
Declension
Declension of þicnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þicnes | þicnessa, þicnesse |
| accusative | þicnesse | þicnessa, þicnesse |
| genitive | þicnesse | þicnessa |
| dative | þicnesse | þicnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: thiknesse
- English: thickness
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “þicness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.