nessn.¹

Brit.

/nɛs/, U.S.

/nɛs/

Forms: Old English næs, Old English–early Middle English næss, Old English–early Middle English 1500s– ness, early Middle English hnæs, early Middle English hnæss, early Middle English hness, late Middle English naisse, late Middle English nasse, 1500s nas, 1500s nesch, 1500s–1600s nesse; Scottish pre-1700 nasse, pre-1700 nes, pre-1700 nesse, pre-1700 1700s– ness (Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– niss (Caithness).

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with Old Icelandic nes , Old Swedish näs (Swedish näs ), Danish næs < the same Germanic base as nase n.; probably also from the same base are Middle Dutch nesse tongue of land (Dutch †nes land outside the dykes), Middle Low German nes headland (in place names). Compare nese n. 2.In Old English a rare weak noun næssa or næsse (of uncertain gender) existed alongside strong næss . Frequently in descriptive place names, which cannot always easily be distinguished from contextual uses. Compare e.g.:OE Beowulf 2805 Se scel..heah hlifian on Hronesnæsse.OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.i) anno 1049 Þa oðre foron on Eastseaxon to Eadolfesnæsse.?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 2777 Ilk a dele vnto Cathenesse held Brenne of Belyn, more & lesse. In Middle English until the late 15th cent. the word is apparently retained only in place names (and surnames), from which the later use is probably derived. The normal reflex of Old English næss would be nass (compare glæs glass n.¹, græs grass n.¹); ness may be due to the unstressed position in place-names, to regional variation, or to Scandinavian influence.

A promontory, headland, or cape.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun]

starteOE

nessOE

snookc1236

head1315

bill1382

foreland?a1400

capec1405

nook?a1425

mull1429

headland?c1475

point?c1475

nese1497

peak1548

promontory1548

arma1552

reach1562

butt1598

promontorea1600

horn1601

naze1605

promonta1607

bay1611

abutment1613

promontorium1621

noup1701

lingula1753

scaw1821

tang1822

odd1869

OE Andreas (1932) 1710 Hie ða gebrohton æt brimes næsse on wægþele wigan unslawne.

OE Beowulf 1912 Hie Geata clifu ongitan meahton, cuþe næssas.

OE Aldhelm Glosses (Royal 12 C.xxiii) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 195/1 Cautes : næssas.

a1225 ( Bounds (Sawyer 617) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Abingdon Abbey, Pt. 2 (2001) 284 Of þam wylle be gemære on scearpannesse.

?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 12 (MED) From Kirkleholmys to Orfordnesse..your way is south..yif ye go oute of Orwell waynys to the Naisse, ye must go south west fro the Nasse.

1491 Rolls of Parl. VI. 441/2 Within the Nasse and Haven of Orford.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 118 Runnyng ynto a Poynt yt standeth as an Arme, a Foreland, or a Nesse.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 123 That great Nesse which conteyneth both Brasilie and Perow.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 38 All fra ane nes lyis far within the se.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 68 When we first make a Ness at Land too, it seems more a Ness than when we are less off at Sea.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise Prol. 55 We stood Somewhat off shore to fetch about a ness.

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 3 From reef and rock and skerry—over headland, ness, and voe.

1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 71 There are also several resistant rocky headlands or nesses projecting into the lakes.

1993 Independent 23 June 6/2 ‘The place is steeped in military history,’ said Gordon Kinsey, a local author who has written a book on the ness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nessn.²

Brit.

/nɛs/, U.S.

/nɛs/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: -ness suffix.

Etymology: < -ness suffix.

A quality or condition denoted by -ness (see -ness suffix); a word ending in -ness. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > good quality > collectively

ness1651

laudable1715

solid1896

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. viii. 40 In the question of Transubstantiation; where after certain words spoken, they that say, the Whitenesse, Roundnesse, Magnitude, Quality.., all which are incorporeall, &c. go out of the Wafer, into the Body of our blessed Saviour, do they not make those Nesses, Tudes and Ties, to be so many spirits possessing his body?

1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 134 I shall only point at some of the nesses..of the peoples coinage..soul-saving-ness.

1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) III. lxxxv. 135 The shrewdness, acuteness,..and all other nesses that promised the man of wealth.

1888 Cent. Mag. Feb. 515/2 Cheerfulness, kindliness, cleverness and contentedness, and all the other good nesses.

2001 Re: Advice on Wheelset in rec.bicycles.tech (Usenet newsgroup) 29 Mar. Wheel stiffness, suppleness, and all other ‘nesses’ are basically unnoticeable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† nessv.

Forms: 1500s nesse.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ness n.¹

Etymology: < ness n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To form a ness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > form promontory [verb (intransitive)]

arma1552

nessa1552

peninsulatea1552

to lie out1601

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 117 The Marsch Land beginneth to nesse and arme yn to the Se.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

> see also

also refers to : -nesssuffix

n.¹OE

n.²1651

v.a1552

单词	ness
释义	nessn.¹ Brit. /nɛs/, U.S. /nɛs/ Forms: Old English næs, Old English–early Middle English næss, Old English–early Middle English 1500s– ness, early Middle English hnæs, early Middle English hnæss, early Middle English hness, late Middle English naisse, late Middle English nasse, 1500s nas, 1500s nesch, 1500s–1600s nesse; Scottish pre-1700 nasse, pre-1700 nes, pre-1700 nesse, pre-1700 1700s– ness (Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– niss (Caithness). Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with Old Icelandic nes , Old Swedish näs (Swedish näs ), Danish næs < the same Germanic base as nase n.; probably also from the same base are Middle Dutch nesse tongue of land (Dutch †nes land outside the dykes), Middle Low German nes headland (in place names). Compare nese n. 2.In Old English a rare weak noun næssa or næsse (of uncertain gender) existed alongside strong næss . Frequently in descriptive place names, which cannot always easily be distinguished from contextual uses. Compare e.g.:OE Beowulf 2805 Se scel..heah hlifian on Hronesnæsse.OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.i) anno 1049 Þa oðre foron on Eastseaxon to Eadolfesnæsse.?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) i. 2777 Ilk a dele vnto Cathenesse held Brenne of Belyn, more & lesse. In Middle English until the late 15th cent. the word is apparently retained only in place names (and surnames), from which the later use is probably derived. The normal reflex of Old English næss would be nass (compare glæs glass n.¹, græs grass n.¹); ness may be due to the unstressed position in place-names, to regional variation, or to Scandinavian influence. A promontory, headland, or cape. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] starteOE nessOE snookc1236 head1315 bill1382 foreland?a1400 capec1405 nook?a1425 mull1429 headland?c1475 point?c1475 nese1497 peak1548 promontory1548 arma1552 reach1562 butt1598 promontorea1600 horn1601 naze1605 promonta1607 bay1611 abutment1613 promontorium1621 noup1701 lingula1753 scaw1821 tang1822 odd1869 OE Andreas (1932) 1710 Hie ða gebrohton æt brimes næsse on wægþele wigan unslawne. OE Beowulf 1912 Hie Geata clifu ongitan meahton, cuþe næssas. OE Aldhelm Glosses (Royal 12 C.xxiii) in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses (1900) 195/1 Cautes : næssas. a1225 ( Bounds (Sawyer 617) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Abingdon Abbey, Pt. 2 (2001) 284 Of þam wylle be gemære on scearpannesse. ?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 12 (MED) From Kirkleholmys to Orfordnesse..your way is south..yif ye go oute of Orwell waynys to the Naisse, ye must go south west fro the Nasse. 1491 Rolls of Parl. VI. 441/2 Within the Nasse and Haven of Orford. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 118 Runnyng ynto a Poynt yt standeth as an Arme, a Foreland, or a Nesse. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. viii. 123 That great Nesse which conteyneth both Brasilie and Perow. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 38 All fra ane nes lyis far within the se. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 68 When we first make a Ness at Land too, it seems more a Ness than when we are less off at Sea. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise Prol. 55 We stood Somewhat off shore to fetch about a ness. 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 3 From reef and rock and skerry—over headland, ness, and voe. 1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 71 There are also several resistant rocky headlands or nesses projecting into the lakes. 1993 Independent 23 June 6/2 ‘The place is steeped in military history,’ said Gordon Kinsey, a local author who has written a book on the ness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nessn.² Brit. /nɛs/, U.S. /nɛs/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: -ness suffix. Etymology: < -ness suffix. A quality or condition denoted by -ness (see -ness suffix); a word ending in -ness. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > good quality > collectively ness1651 laudable1715 solid1896 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. viii. 40 In the question of Transubstantiation; where after certain words spoken, they that say, the Whitenesse, Roundnesse, Magnitude, Quality.., all which are incorporeall, &c. go out of the Wafer, into the Body of our blessed Saviour, do they not make those Nesses, Tudes and Ties, to be so many spirits possessing his body? 1673 R. Leigh Transproser Rehears'd 134 I shall only point at some of the nesses..of the peoples coinage..soul-saving-ness. 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) III. lxxxv. 135 The shrewdness, acuteness,..and all other nesses that promised the man of wealth. 1888 Cent. Mag. Feb. 515/2 Cheerfulness, kindliness, cleverness and contentedness, and all the other good nesses. 2001 Re: Advice on Wheelset in rec.bicycles.tech (Usenet newsgroup) 29 Mar. Wheel stiffness, suppleness, and all other ‘nesses’ are basically unnoticeable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † nessv. Forms: 1500s nesse. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ness n.¹ Etymology: < ness n.¹ Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To form a ness. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > form promontory [verb (intransitive)] arma1552 nessa1552 peninsulatea1552 to lie out1601 a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 117 The Marsch Land beginneth to nesse and arme yn to the Se. 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