fersnesse
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fers (“fierce”) + -nesse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fersnesse (uncountable)
- ferociousness, fierceness
- violence (physical conflict)
- (rare) severity, sternness
- (rare) bravery, boldness
Descendants[edit]
- English: fierceness
References[edit]
- “fẹ̄rsnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.