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Old English · noun

sarnes

Normalised sārnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈsɑːr.nes/
Syllables
ˈsɑːr · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English
sorenesspainwoe

Meaning

  1. pain

  2. pain, affliction, grief; woe; sorrow

    Dēaþes ġeōmerunga mē beēodon, and helle sārnyssa mē beēodon, and iċ on mīnre ġedrefednysse Drihten clypode, and hē of his hālgan temple mīne stemne ġehyrde.

    The moaning of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell surrounded me, and in my distress I called out to the Lord, and from his holy temple he heard my voice.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, quoting "Circumdederunt me gemitus"

Declension

Declension of sarnes
SingularPlural
Nominative sārnessārnessasārnesse
Accusative sārnessesārnessasārnesse
Genitive sārnessesārnessa
Dative sārnessesārnessum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From sār + -nes.

Descendants

soreness

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