ærfeðnesse
Middle English
/ˈarvəðnɛs/
noun
Definitions
- (Early ME) toil, difficult labour.
- (Early ME) torment, distress, painfulness.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English earfoþnes affix from Middle English arveð.
Origin
Middle English
arveð
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- earfoþe Old English
- earfoþnes Old English
- arveð Middle English
- arveðliche Middle English