† therknessn.

Forms: see therk adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: therk adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < therk adj. + -ness suffix.

Obsolete.

Darkness (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun]

thesternessc888

thesterc897

murkOE

theosterleykc1000

darkc1300

darkheadc1300

murknessa1325

therknessa1325

darknessc1350

tenebres1413

tenebrousa1450

obscurity1481

tenebrosity1490

obscureness1509

dern?a1513

sable?a1513

darksomeness1571

fuliginousness1576

darkishness1583

murksomeness1625

obscure1667

soot1789

tenebrity1789

nightness1839

raylessness1843

lightlessness1845

darkling1882

unlight1883

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3102 Ðhikke ðherknesse cam on ðat lond.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 63 (MED) We denounce hem acursed in þe gret curs..þei are departyd fro þe lyȝt of saluacyoun to therknes of dampnacyoun.

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 773 Owt of þe ded slep of therknesse de-fend vs aye!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	therkness
释义	† therknessn. Forms: see therk adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: therk adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < therk adj. + -ness suffix. Obsolete. Darkness (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] thesternessc888 thesterc897 murkOE theosterleykc1000 darkc1300 darkheadc1300 murknessa1325 therknessa1325 darknessc1350 tenebres1413 tenebrousa1450 obscurity1481 tenebrosity1490 obscureness1509 dern?a1513 sable?a1513 darksomeness1571 fuliginousness1576 darkishness1583 murksomeness1625 obscure1667 soot1789 tenebrity1789 nightness1839 raylessness1843 lightlessness1845 darkling1882 unlight1883 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3102 Ðhikke ðherknesse cam on ðat lond. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 63 (MED) We denounce hem acursed in þe gret curs..þei are departyd fro þe lyȝt of saluacyoun to therknes of dampnacyoun. ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) l. 773 Owt of þe ded slep of therknesse de-fend vs aye! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.a1325
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