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

Declension of hwelcnes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwelcnes	hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse
accusative	hwelcnesse	hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse
genitive	hwelcnesse	hwelcnessa
dative	hwelcnesse	hwelcnessum

See also

• miċelnes