rotidnes

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rotednesse

Etymology

From rotede +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔtidnɛs/, /ˈrɔːtidnɛs/

Noun

rotidnes (uncountable)

1. Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering.
2. Pussy matter; the results of suppuration or pus formation.
3. (rare) Rotting or decomposition; the situation where something rots.
4. (rare) The process where water usually becomes dirty.

Descendants

• English: rottedness

References

• “rō̆tednes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-24.