þicnes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθik.nes/

Noun

þicnes f

  1. (consistency) thickness, viscosity
  2. (transparency) thickness, darkness, cloudiness, obscurity
  3. (dimension) thickness, depth
  4. a thicket

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

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

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