ferdnesse
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Middle English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
ferdnesse (uncountable)
- The feeling of fear.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- A tendency to fear; fearfulness.
- A frightening thing.
References[edit]
- “fērdnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.