hwelcnes
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *hwalīkanassī. Equivalent to hwelċ + -nes, literally "what-kind-ness". Perhaps originally a calque of Latin quālitās, which is formed in the same way.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hwelcnes f
Declension
[edit]Declension of hwelcnes (strong ō-stem)