coldnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• coldenesse

Etymology

Equivalent to cold +‎ -nesse.

Noun

coldnesse (uncountable)

1. coldness (lack of heat)
2. coldness (lack of emotion)
3. frigidity; impotence

Descendants

• English: coldness
• Scots: cauldness

References

• “cōldnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.