vndeedlinesse

Middle English

Etymology

Compare the German Unsterblichkeit.

Noun

vndeedlinesse (uncountable)

  1. undeadliness, immortality
    • 1382, Wycliffe's Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:53:
      For it byhoueth this corruptible thing to clothe vncorrupcioun, and this deedli thing to putte awei vndeedlinesse.
      For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. (NIV)

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