stiffenes

Middle English

Alternative forms

styffnesse, styfnesse, styffenesse, stiffenesse

Etymology

From stif +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstifnɛs/

Noun

stiffenes (plural stiffenesses)

Stiffness, firmness, rigidness; especially in a medical context.
Strongness, mightiness.

Descendants

English: stiffness

References

“stifnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.

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