drerynesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• drerines, drerinesse, drerynes

Etymology

From Old English drēoriġnys; equivalent to drery +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdreːriːnɛs/

Noun

drerynesse (uncountable)

1. The state of being sad or sorrowful; sorrowfulness.
2. (rare) Poverty, deprivation, squalor; lack of wealth.
3. (rare) Agitation; lack of patience or tolerance.
4. (rare) Laziness; sloth.

Descendants

• English: dreariness

References

• “drẹ̄rīnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.