hnesce

Old English

adj
Definitions
  • soft, delicate, tender, nesh
  • (of a person) effeminate
  • (of things) soft to the touch, yielding easily to pressure
  • (of energy) soft, gentle
  • (of condition) free from hardship
  • lacking in energy
  • yielding to temptation, inclined to wantonness
  • unable to endure hardship

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz (soft, tender).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hnaskuz

Gloss

soft, tender

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

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