drednesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• drednes, dredness, dredenes, dridnes
• (early) dradnesse, drædnesse

Etymology

From dred +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛdnɛs(ə)/, /ˈdrɛːdnɛs(ə)/

Noun

drednesse (uncountable)

1. fear, terror, dread
2. awe, veneration

Descendants

• English: dreadness (rare)

References

• “drē̆dnesse, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.