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.

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