rotyngnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rotingnes, rotyngenesse

Etymology

From rotynge (“rotting”) +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔtinɡnɛs/, /ˈrɔːtinɡnɛs/

Noun

rotyngnesse (uncountable)

1. Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering.

Descendants

• English: rottingness

References

• “rō̆tingnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-24.