micelnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• miċelnys, myċelnes, myċelnys

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikilanassī. Equivalent to miċel +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃel.nes/

Noun

miċelnes f

1. size
2. quantity
3. greatness, magnificence

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	miċelnes	miċelnessa, miċelnesse
accusative	miċelnesse	miċelnessa, miċelnesse
genitive	miċelnesse	miċelnessa
dative	miċelnesse	miċelnessum

Descendants

• Middle English: michelnesse, muchelnesse, mikelnesse
  • English: muchness, mickleness

See also

• hwelcnes

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “micelness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.