sickerness

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) the state, condition, or quality of being certain; certainty; assurance.
(archaic) security; safety; freedom from danger.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sikirnes inherited from Old English sicornes (certainty, secureness) affix from English sicker (secure).

Origin

English

sicker

Gloss

secure

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Distribution of cognates by language

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Cognates and derived terms

-er English
sick English
sicker English
sicor Old English
sicornes Old English
sikirnes Middle English