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Where does “gredynesse” come from?

gredynesse (Middle English) comes from Old English grǣdiġnes.

gredynesse (Middle English): Enviousness, greediness, avarice; the state of...

Definitions

  1. Enviousness, greediness, avarice; the state of...

Ancestry of “gredynesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrǣdiġnes—

Words derived from “gredynesse”

  • greediness
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