ness

Meaning

Noun

A promontory; a cape or headland. ()

Origin

From Middle English nesse (in placenames), from Old English ness, næss, from Proto-Germanic *nasją; cognate with Middle Low German nes, Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs. Related to nose.

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