dryenesse
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- dreyenesse, dreynesse, drienes, drienesse, drines, drinesse, druyenesse, druynes, drynes, drynesse, drynez
- (Northern) drynesch
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dryenesse (plural dryenesses)
- Dryness; lack of moisture or an instance of it:
- Inherent "dryness" (according to the medieval worldview).
- (religion) A lack of motivation or inspiration.
- (rare) Dried wood.
Descendants[edit]
- English: dryness
References[edit]
- “drīenes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.