coldnesse

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

coldenesse

Etymology edit

Equivalent to cold +‎ -nesse.

Noun edit

coldnesse (uncountable)

coldness (lack of heat)
coldness (lack of emotion)
frigidity; impotence

Descendants edit

English: coldness
Scots: cauldness

References edit

“cōldnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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