arghnes

Middle English

/ˈarxnɛs/

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) scaredness, cowardliness, afraidness
  • (rare) powerlessness or insignificance.
  • (rare) laziness; unwillingness to act.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English earhnes affix from Middle English argh.

Origin

Middle English

argh

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