coldnesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === coldnes, coldnez, coldenesse, coldenez, cooldnesse coldenes (East Anglia); caldenes, caldnes (Northern); coldenys, koldnes (West Midland) === Etymology === Inherited from Anglian Old English *caldnes (West Saxon Old English ċealdnes) or formed anew from cold +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔ̝ːldnɛs(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈkaːldnɛs/ (Northern) === Noun === coldnesse (uncountable) Coldness; a lack of heat. Humoral "coldness" (of a body part, substance, etc.) (rare) Emotional coldness; lack of emotion. (rare) Sexual frigidity; impotence. ==== Descendants ==== English: coldness Middle Scots: caldnes, cauldnes Scots: cauldness === References === “cōldnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.