hnescian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hnexian === Etymology === From hnesċe (“soft”) +‎ -ian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxneʃ.ʃi.ɑn/, [ˈn̥eʃ.ʃi.ɑn] === Verb === hnesċian to soften to soothe to make weak ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: neschen English: nesh === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hnescian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.