narwenesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From narwe +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnarwənɛs/, /ˈnarɔu̯nɛs/

Noun

narwenesse (rare)

1. Narrowness; the state of being narrow.
2. An instance of narrowness (especially breathing obstructions)
3. 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.