godness

English

Alternative forms

• Godness

Etymology

From Middle English godnesse, equivalent to god +‎ -ness. Cognate with Old High German gotnissa, gotnissi (“divinity; deity”).

Noun

godness (countable and uncountable, plural godnesses)

1. The state, quality, or condition of a god; divinity

Related terms

• Godhead
• godhood
• godship

Anagrams

• dogness

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːd.ness/, [ˈɡoːd.nes]

Noun

gōdness f

1. Alternative spelling of gōdnes

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	gōdness	gōdnessa, gōdnesse
accusative	gōdnesse	gōdnessa, gōdnesse
genitive	gōdnesse	gōdnessa
dative	gōdnesse	gōdnessum