coldnesse

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

coldenesse

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to cold +‎ -nesse.

Noun[edit]

coldnesse (uncountable)

coldness (lack of heat)
coldness (lack of emotion)
frigidity; impotence

Descendants[edit]

English: coldness
Scots: cauldness

References[edit]

“cōldnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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