wikkednesse
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- wickedenesse, wickednes, wickednesse, wickidnesse, wyckednesse, wyckydnes, wikcudnes, wikednesse, wikkednes
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wikkednesse (plural wikkednesses)
- Evil, iniquity, immorality.
- An evil or wrong deed.
- Lying; misleading or deceptive speech.
- Harm, pain, injury.
- (medicine) A medicinal ingredient.
Descendants edit
- English: wickedness
References edit
- “wikkednes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.