ydelnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- idelnes, idelnesse, idelnez, idelnisse, idele-nes, idellnesse, idilnes, idilnesse, idulnes, ydelnes, ydilnes, ydilnesse, ydlenesse, ydulnes, ydulnesse, ydylnesse
Etymology
Inherited from Old English īdelnes, from Proto-West Germanic *īdalnassī; equivalent to ydel + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːdəlnɛs/
Noun
ydelnesse (plural ydelnesses)
- Vanity, worthlessness.
- Synonym: ydelschipe
- A vain or useless thing.
- Idleness, inactivity.
- Synonym: ydelschipe
- Rest or relief from work.
Descendants
- English: idleness
References
- “īdelnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.