drerynesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

drerines, drerinesse, drerynes

Etymology

From Old English drēoriġnys; equivalent to drery +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdreːriːnɛs/

Noun

drerynesse (uncountable)

The state of being sad or sorrowful; sorrowfulness.
(rare) Poverty, deprivation, squalour; lack of wealth.
(rare) Agitation; lack of patience or tolerance.
(rare) Laziness; sloth.

Descendants

English: dreariness

References

“drẹ̄rīnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

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