"wocnesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɔːknɛs/, /ˈwɑːknɛs/ Forms: wacnesse [alternative], wakenes [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English wācnes; equivalent to woke + -nesse. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wācnes}} Old English wācnes, {{af|enm|woke|-nesse}} woke + -nesse Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wocnesse, {{enm-noun|-}} wocnesse (uncountable), {{tlb|enm|Early ME}} (Early Middle English)
  1. Vulnerability to sin or iniquity. Tags: Early-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wocnesse-enm-noun-uPAF48Wt Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0
  2. (rare) Lack of fighting skill. Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wocnesse-enm-noun-YR3QQ6CK Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Early Middle English: 30 70 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) Lack of fighting skill."
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