Old English · noun
micelnes
Normalised miċelnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmi.t͡ʃel.nes/
- Syllables
- ˈmi · t͡ʃel · nes (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- micklenessmuchnesssizemagnificencequantitygreatness
Meaning
-
size
Sēo landbūend is swīþost cypemonnum ġeseted. Þǣr bēoð weðeras acennede on oxna micelnesse...
That colony is mostly settled by merchants. There, rams are born the size of oxen...
Wonders of the East -
quantity
-
greatness, magnificence
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | miċelnes | miċelnessamiċelnesse |
| Accusative | miċelnesse | miċelnessamiċelnesse |
| Genitive | miċelnesse | miċelnessa |
| Dative | miċelnesse | miċelnessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mikilanassī. Equivalent to miċel + -nes.
Descendants
mickleness, muchness
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