gelicnes

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galīkanassī. Equivalent to ġelīc (“like, similar”) +‎ -nes (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ġelīcnes f

  1. similarity, likeness
    • Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 5:1
      God ġesċēop mann tō Godes ġelīcnesse
      God made man in God's image
  2. image
  3. parable

Declension

Declension of gelicnes (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative gelicnes ġelīcnessa, ġelīcnesse
accusative ġelīcnesse ġelīcnessa, ġelīcnesse
genitive ġelīcnesse ġelīcnessa
dative ġelīcnesse ġelīcnessum

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Descendants

  • Middle English: liknesse, likenesse
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