wikkednesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wickedenesse, wickednes, wickednesse, wickidnesse, wyckednesse, wyckydnes, wikcudnes, wikednesse, wikkednes

Etymology

From wikked +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwikidnɛs(ə)/

Noun

wikkednesse (plural wikkednesses)

1. Evil, iniquity, immorality.
2. An evil or wrong deed.
3. Lying; misleading or deceptive speech.
4. Harm, pain, injury.
5. (medicine) A medicinal ingredient.

Descendants

• English: wickedness

References

• “wikkednes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.