depnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deopnesse, depenes, depnes, depenesse, deepnesse

Etymology

From Old English dēopnes; equivalent to depe +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːpnɛs/

Noun

depnesse (plural depnessis)

1. A watery body or large concentration of water; the ocean.
2. A location or locale of depth; especially the sea floor.
3. The lower or inside part of something; the interior of something.
4. depth; deepness (the amount by which something is below the surface)
5. depth; deepness (the amount by which something reaches below the surface)
6. depth (the third dimension, after height and width)
7. (rare) Sagacity; sagaciousness; the quality of being wise.
8. (rare, Early Middle English) Direness; the quality of being of serious import
9. (rare) Magnitude; quantity.
10. (rare) An unknown or hidden piece of knowledge.

Descendants

• English: deepness
• Scots: deepness

References

• “dẹ̄pnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-29.