hwelcnes
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *hwalīkanassī. Equivalent to hwelċ + -nes, literally "what-kind-ness". Perhaps originally a calque of Latin quālitās, which is formed in the same way.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hwelcnes f
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hwelcnes | hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse |
| accusative | hwelcnesse | hwelcnessa, hwelcnesse |
| genitive | hwelcnesse | hwelcnessa |
| dative | hwelcnesse | hwelcnessum |