woodness

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woodness

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From Middle English woodnesse, wodnesse, from Old English wōdnes, corresponding to wood (“mad, insane”) + -ness.

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obsolete, uncountable Madness, fury. […] This sodaine chaunge from feasting vnto fray Might well be likened to the Sea: whych standing at a stay The woodnesse of the windes makes rough by raising of the waue.

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@misc{woodness_2026,
  title = {woodness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woodness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}