rethnes

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === reþenes, ræðnesse === Etymology === From Old English rēþnes; equivalent to reth +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈreːð(ə)nɛs/ === Noun === rethnes (rare) ferociousness, ruthlessness, mercilessness ==== Descendants ==== English: retheness Scots: rethnas ==== References ==== “rẹ̄thnes, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 September 2018.