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)

1. Muteness; not being able to speak.
2. 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.