ærfeðnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English earfoþnes; equivalent to arveð + -nesse.
Pronunciation
Noun
ærfeðnesse (plural arvednesses)
- (Early Middle English) toil, difficult labour.
- (Early Middle English) torment, distress, painfulness.
References
- “arveðnesse (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.