dombenesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

doumbenes, dompnesse, doumpnesse, dumnesse

Etymology

From Old English dumbnes; equivalent to dumb +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdum(b)nɛs/, /ˈduːm(b)nɛs/

Noun

dombenesse (uncountable)

Muteness; not being able to speak.
Silence; not speaking in a given situation.

Descendants

English: dumbness

References

“dǒmbenesse, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-27.

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