sornesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

sarenes, soornes, soornesse, sorenes, sornes
(early) sarnesse, sarnysse, særnesse

Etymology

From Old English sārnes; equivalent to sore +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːrnɛs(ə)/
(early or Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːrnɛs(ə)/

Noun

sornesse

Soreness, painfulness; the state of being sore.
A boil or wound; a sore area of the body.
Mental anguish or agony of the mind.

Descendants

English: soreness
Scots: sairness

References

“sōrnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-9.

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