drerynesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English drēoriġnys; equivalent to drery + -nesse.
Pronunciation
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.