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coldnesse

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Middle English

Alternative forms

coldenesse

Etymology

Equivalent to cold +‎ -nesse.

Noun

coldnesse (uncountable)

coldness (lack of heat)
coldness (lack of emotion)
frigidity; impotence

Descendants

English: coldness
Scots: cauldness

References

“cōldnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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