bareynnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

barainesse, barainnesse, baraynesse, barennes, barennez, barenynesse, bareynesse, barreynus, barynes

Etymology

From bareyne +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /barˈæi̯(n)nɛs(ə)/, /ˈbari(n)nɛs(ə)/

Noun

bareynnesse (uncountable)

infertility, sterility (inability to give birth)
Synonym: bareynte
unproductiveness (of soil or plants)
Synonym: bareynte
(rare) religious lacking

Descendants

English: barrenness

References

“barainnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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