rotennesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From roten (“rotten”) + -nesse.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- English: rottenness
References
- “rō̆tennes(se (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-24.