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Fury vs Woodness - What's the difference?

fury | woodness |

In obsolete terms the difference between fury and woodness

is that fury is a thief while woodness is madness, fury.

As nouns the difference between fury and woodness

is that fury is extreme anger while woodness is madness, fury.

As a proper noun Fury

is female personification of vengeance (Wikipedia).

fury

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)

Noun

(furies)
  • Extreme anger.
  • Strength or violence in action.
  • *
  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,!”
  • An angry or malignant person.
    • Derived terms
    * furious

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (furies)
  • (obsolete) A thief.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .

    woodness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) Madness, fury.
  • *:
  • *:THEN Lucas saw King Agwisance, that late had slain Moris de la Roche, and Lucas ran to him with a short spear that was great, that he gave him such a fall, that the horse fell down to the earth. Also Lucas found there on foot, Bloias de La Flandres, and Sir Gwinas, two hardy knights, and in that woodness that Lucas was in, he slew two bachelors and horsed them again.
  • *:• :
  • *::THenne lucas sawe kyng Agwysaunce that late hadde slayne Morys de la roche / and lucas ran to hym with a short spere that was grete / that he gaf hym suche a falle that the hors felle doun to the erthe / Also lucas found there on fote bloyas de la flaundres and syr Gwynas ij hardy kny?tes & in that woodenes that lucas was in / he slewe ij bachelers & horsed hem ageyn
  • *1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queen) , III.11:
  • *:with fell woodnes he effierced was, / And wilfully him throwing on the gras / Did beat and bounse his head and brest ful sore.