þesternesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• þeosternesse, þiesternesse, þusternesse, þyesternesse, þessterrnesse, þisternesse, thesternesse, þestirnesse, þesternes

Etymology

From Old English þēosterness; equivalent to þester +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈθiːstərnɛs/, /ˈθuːstərnɛs/
• IPA^(key): /ˈθeːstərnɛs/, /ˈθɛstərnɛs/

Noun

þesternesse (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being dark; lack of light or brightness.
2. A location that is dark; especially used of Hell.
3. Immorality, paganism, iniquity; bad religious behaviour (from a Christian viewpoint).

References

• “thẹ̄̆sternes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.