hwelcnes
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
edithwelcnes f
Declension
editDeclension of hwelcnes (strong ō-stem)