rotennesse
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From roten (“rotten”) + -nesse.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rotennesse (uncountable)
- Rotting or decomposition; the situation where something rots.
- Necrosis or putrefaction; The state of being gangrenous, infected or festering.
- Pussy matter; the results of suppuration.
- (rare) Decomposing rubbish or leaves.
Descendants
[edit]- English: rottenness
References
[edit]- “rō̆tennes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-24.