thikkenesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thikkenes, thiknesse, thycknes, thyknesse, þickenes, þicknes, þicknesse, þikkenesse

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þicnes; equivalent to and often remodelled after thikke +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθik(ə)nɛs(ə)/

Noun

thikkenesse (plural thikkenesses)

1. depth, deepness
2. density, denseness, being filled
3. viscosity, being syrupy
4. bulkiness

Descendants

• English: thickness

References

• “thikkenes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-07.