"cowardnesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːardnɛs(ə)/, /ˈkɔu̯ardnɛs(ə)/
Etymology: From coward + -nesse. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|coward|-nesse}} coward + -nesse Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cowardnesse, {{enm-noun|-}} cowardnesse (uncountable)
  1. cowardliness Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-cowardnesse-enm-noun-gpRAAIlJ Disambiguation of Fear: 50 50 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. idiocy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-cowardnesse-enm-noun-4gghRv9k Disambiguation of Fear: 50 50 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cowardnes, cowerdnes, kowardnesse

Alternative forms

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