rotennesse
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From roten (“rotten”) + -nesse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rotennesse (uncountable)
- Rotting or decomposition; the situation where something rots.
- Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering.
- Pussy matter; the results of suppuration.
- (rare) Decomposing rubbish or leaves.
Descendants[edit]
- English: rottenness
References[edit]
- “rō̆tennes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-24.