gredynesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gredynes, gredines, gredinesse, gredynese grædiȝness (Early Middle English) ꟑrediȝnesse (Ormulum) === Etymology === From Old English grǣdiġnes; equivalent to gredy +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡreːdiːnɛs/ === Noun === gredynesse (uncountable) envy, greediness, avarice; the state of lusting after wealth. voracity; excessive appetite (also figurative) (rare) impulsiveness, rashness; undue eagerness. (rare) extreme ambition or drive; great willpower (rare) ferociousness, savageness ==== Descendants ==== English: greediness ==== References ==== “grẹ̄dīnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 September 2018.