"sickerness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Middle English sikirnes, sikernesse, Old English sicornes (“certainty; secureness”), equivalent to sicker (“secure”) + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sikirnes}} Middle English sikirnes, {{m|enm|sikernesse}} sikernesse, {{inh|en|ang|sicornes|t=certainty; secureness}} Old English sicornes (“certainty; secureness”), {{af|en|sicker|-ness|t1=secure}} sicker (“secure”) + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sickerness (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) the state, condition, or quality of being certain; certainty; assurance. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sickerness-en-noun-NXDC3sM3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 84 16
  2. (archaic) security; safety; freedom from danger. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sickerness-en-noun-IAMcDNyo

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