dryenesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dreyenesse, dreynesse, drienes, drienesse, drines, drinesse, druyenesse, druynes, drynes, drynesse, drynez
• (Northern) drynesch

Etymology

From drye +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriː(ə)nɛs(ə)/, /ˈdrɛi̯(ə)nɛs(ə)/
• (Southern) IPA^(key): /ˈdryː(ə)nɛs(ə)/

Noun

dryenesse (plural dryenesses)

1. Dryness; lack of moisture or an instance of it:
   1. A dry place; land or desert.
   2. (rare) Thirstiness; a bodily need of water.
   3. (rare) Drought; an absence of rain.
2. Inherent "dryness" (according to the medieval worldview).
3. (religion) A lack of motivation or inspiration.
4. (rare) Dried wood.

Descendants

• English: dryness

References

• “drīenes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.