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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þikkwīnassī, equivalent to þicce + -nes. Cognate with Old High German diknissi.
Pronunciation
Noun
þicnes f
- (consistency) thickness, viscosity
- (transparency) thickness, darkness, cloudiness, obscurity
- (dimension) thickness, depth
- a thicket
Declension
Declension of þicnes (strong ō-stem)
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