mazidnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mazednesse, masedenesse, masednesse, maisednesse

Etymology

From mased +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːz(ə)dnɛs/

Noun

mazidnesse

1. perplexedness, wonderment, astonishment
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Clerk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1058-1061:

     And she for wonder took of it no keep;
     She herde nat what thing he to hir seyde;
     She ferde as she had stert out of a sleep,
     Til she out of hir masednesse abreyde.

     And she for amazement took of it no notice;
     She heard not what thing he said to her;
     She fared as if she had suddenly awakened out of a sleep,
     Until out of her bewilderment she suddenly awoke.

Descendants

• English: mazedness (obsolete)

References

• “māsednesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.