WOODNESS

Etymology

Noun

woodness (uncountable)

(obsolete) Madness, fury.

Source: Wiktionary


Wood"ness, n. Etym: [From Wood mad.]

Definition: Anger; madness; insanity; rage. [Obs.] Spenser. Woodness laughing in his rage. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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