gelicnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġelȳcnys

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galīkanassī. Equivalent to ġelīc (“like, similar”) +‎ -nes (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈliːk.nes/

Noun

ġelīcnes f

1. similarity, likeness
   • Old English Heptateuch, Genesis 5:1

     God ġesċēop mann tō Godes ġelīcnesse

     God made man in God's image

2. image
3. parable

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	gelicnes	ġelīcnessa, ġelīcnesse
accusative	ġelīcnesse	ġelīcnessa, ġelīcnesse
genitive	ġelīcnesse	ġelīcnessa
dative	ġelīcnesse	ġelīcnessum

Synonyms

• anlīcnes

Antonyms

• unġelīcnes (“difference”)

Descendants

• Middle English: liknesse, likenesse
  • English: likeness