Middle English Dictionary Entry
forceness(e n.
Entry Info
Forms | forceness(e n. |
Etymology | From force . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Strength, forcefulness.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)646 : Alle his forsnes he fong at þe fyue joyez Þat þe hende heuen quene had of hir chylde.