þicnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- þiccnes, þicnys
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þikkwīnassī, equivalent to þicce + -nes. Cognate with Old High German diknissi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθik.nes/
Noun
þicnes f
Declension
Declension of þicnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þicnes | þicnessa, þicnesse |
| accusative | þicnesse | þicnessa, þicnesse |
| genitive | þicnesse | þicnessa |
| dative | þicnesse | þicnessum |
Descendants
- Middle English: thiknesse
- English: thickness
- Scots: thiknes, thikeness, thicknes
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þicness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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