gelicnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġelȳcnys

Etymology

From West Germanic *galīkanassī, possibly dating back to a Proto-Germanic *galīkanassuz. Cognate with Old Frisian līknisse, Old Saxon gilīknessi, Old Dutch gilīcnussi, Old High German gilīcnessi. Equivalent to ġelīc (“like, similar”) +‎ -nes (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈliːk.nes/

Noun

ġelīcnes f

1. similarity, likeness
2. image
3. parable

Declension

Declension of gelicnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gelicnes	ġelīcnessa, ġelīcnesse
accusative	ġelīcnesse	ġelīcnessa, ġelīcnesse
genitive	ġelīcnesse	ġelīcnessa
dative	ġelīcnesse	ġelīcnessum

Synonyms

• anlīcnes

Descendants

• Middle English: liknesse, likenesse
  • English: likeness