hnesce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz.

Pronunciation

  • * IPA(key): /ˈxneʃ.ʃe/, [ˈn̥eʃ.ʃe]

Adjective

hnesċe (comparative hnesċra, superlative hnesċest)

  1. soft; delicate, tender
    • Exeter Book, riddle 40
      hnesċre iċ eom micle halsrefēþre,
      sēo hēr on winde wǣweð on lyfte      .
      I am much softer than down feathers
      which are blown about by the wind in the air.
  2. (of a person) effeminate
  3. (of things) soft to the touch, yielding easily to pressure
  4. (of energy) soft, gentle
  5. (of condition) free from hardship
  6. lacking in energy
  7. yielding to temptation, inclined to wantonness
  8. unable to endure hardship

Declension

Declension of hnesċe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnesċe hnesċu, hnesċo hnesċe
Accusative hnesċne hnesċe hnesċe
Genitive hnesċes hnesċre hnesċes
Dative hnesċum hnesċre hnesċum
Instrumental hnesċe hnesċre hnesċe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnesċe hnesċa, hnesċe hnesċu, hnesċo
Accusative hnesċe hnesċa, hnesċe hnesċu, hnesċo
Genitive hnesċra hnesċra hnesċra
Dative hnesċum hnesċum hnesċum
Instrumental hnesċum hnesċum hnesċum
Declension of hnesċe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnesċa hnesċe hnesċe
Accusative hnesċan hnesċan hnesċe
Genitive hnesċan hnesċan hnesċan
Dative hnesċan hnesċan hnesċan
Instrumental hnesċan hnesċan hnesċan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnesċan hnesċan hnesċan
Accusative hnesċan hnesċan hnesċan
Genitive hnesċra, hnesċena hnesċra, hnesċena hnesċra, hnesċena
Dative hnesċum hnesċum hnesċum
Instrumental hnesċum hnesċum hnesċum

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • heard, stīþ
  • (antonym(s) of “full of hardship, difficult, troublesome”): angsum
  • (antonym(s) of “unyielding to temptation”): ǣfæst
  • (antonym(s) of “firm, resolute”): fæstrǣd

Derived terms

  • *hnesċhǣdu
  • hnesċlīċe
  • hnesċnes

Descendants

  • Middle English: nesche

Adverb

hnesċe

  1. softly

Descendants

  • Middle English: nesche
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