narwenesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

narwnes, narwenes
(Early ME) nearnysse, nerwnysse, nearnesse

Etymology

From narwe +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnarwənɛs/, /ˈnarɔu̯nɛs/

Noun

narwenesse (rare)

Narrowness; the state of being narrow.
An instance of narrowness (especially breathing obstructions)
Unimportance, irrelevance; lack of magnitude.

Descendants

English: narrowness

References

“narwenes(se, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-08-27.

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