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Old English · noun

þicnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈθik.nes/
Syllables
ˈθik · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
thicknessviscositycloudinessobscurity

Meaning

  1. thickness, viscosity

  2. thickness, darkness, cloudiness, obscurity

  3. thickness, depth

  4. a thicket

Declension

Declension of þicnes
SingularPlural
Nominative þicnesþicnessaþicnesse
Accusative þicnesseþicnessaþicnesse
Genitive þicnesseþicnessa
Dative þicnesseþicnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þikkwīnassī, equivalent to þicce + -nes. Cognate with Old High German diknissi.

Descendants

thickness

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