hnesce

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hnysċe, næsċe === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz. === Pronunciation === * IPA(key): /ˈxneʃ.ʃe/, [ˈn̥eʃ.ʃe] === Adjective === hnesċe (comparative hnesċra, superlative hnesċest) soft; delicate, tender Exeter Book, riddle 40 (of a person) effeminate (of things) soft to the touch, yielding easily to pressure (of energy) soft, gentle (of condition) free from hardship lacking in energy yielding to temptation, inclined to wantonness unable to endure hardship ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ēaþe, līþe, milde, sēfte, wāc ==== Antonyms ==== heard, stīþ (antonym(s) of “full of hardship, difficult, troublesome”): angsum (antonym(s) of “unyielding to temptation”): ǣfæst (antonym(s) of “firm, resolute”): fæstrǣd ==== Derived terms ==== *hnesċhǣdu hnesċlīċe hnesċnes ==== Related terms ==== hnesċan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: nesche English: nesh Scots: nesch, nes === Adverb === hnesċe softly ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: nesche