drerynesse
Middle English
/ˈdreːriːnɛs/
noun
Definitions
- The state of being sad or sorrowful; sorrowfulness.
- (rare) Poverty, deprivation, squalour; lack of wealth.
- (rare) Agitation; lack of patience or tolerance.
- (rare) Laziness; sloth.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English drēoriġnys (dreariness, sadness) affix from Middle English drery.
Origin
Middle English
drery
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- dreary English
- drēoriġ Old English
- drēoriġnys Old English
- drerily Middle English
- drerimod Middle English
- drerinesse Middle English
- drery Middle English
- dreryhed Middle English