rotednesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From roted +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔtədnɛs(ə)/, /ˈrɔːtədnɛs(ə)/, /-idnɛs(ə)/

Noun

rotednesse (uncountable)

  1. Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous or infected.
  2. Pus; the results of suppuration or tissue decay.
  3. (rare) Rotting or decomposition; the process where something rots.
  4. (rare) The process where water becomes stagnant.

Descendants

  • English: rottedness

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.