onnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• oonnesse (Late Middle English)
• anes, annes (Northern)
• annesse (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ānnes, equivalent to on +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː(n)nɛs(ə)/
• (early) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːn.nɛs(ə)/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈaː(n).nɛs/

Noun

onnesse (uncountable)

1. oneness, unity
2. concord, harmony
3. similarity

Descendants

• English: oneness

References

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