seknesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ceekenesse, ceknesse, seckenes, secknes, seeknesse, sekenes, sekenesse, sekenez, seknes, sijknes, sijknesse, sikenesse, sikenez, siknesse, sykenes, syknes, syknesse seacnisse, sechnesse, secnesse, seocnysse, sicnesse (Early Middle English) zicnesse, ziknesse (Kent) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English sēocnes, sēocness; by surface analysis, sek +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseːknɛs(ə)/, /ˈsiknɛs(ə)/, /ˈsiːknɛs(ə)/ === Noun === seknesse (plural seknesses) Illness, sickness; the state of being (physically or mentally) unwell. A disease or sickness; a medical condition. (by extension) Infirmity, weakness; a lack of strength. Spiritual weakness or decay. Emotional distress or turmoil. ==== Descendants ==== English: sickness Scots: seekness ==== References ==== “sī̆knes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.