hwelcnes

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hwilcnes, hwylcnes

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwalīkanassī. Equivalent to hwelċ +‎ -nes, literally "what-kind-ness". Perhaps originally a calque of Latin quālitās, which is formed in the same way.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwelk.nes/, [ˈʍeɫk.nes]

Noun

hwelcnes f

  1. quality

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hwelcnes hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse
accusative hwelcnesse hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse
genitive hwelcnesse hwelcnessa
dative hwelcnesse hwelcnessum

See also

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