drednesse

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

drednes, dredness, dredenes, dridnes
(early) dradnesse, drædnesse

Etymology[edit]

From dred +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛdnɛs(ə)/, /ˈdrɛːdnɛs(ə)/

Noun[edit]

drednesse (uncountable)

fear, terror, dread
awe, veneration

Descendants[edit]

English: dreadness (rare)

References[edit]

“drē̆dnesse, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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