narwenesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- narwnes, narwenes
- (Early ME) nearnysse, nerwnysse, nearnesse
Etymology
From narwe + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnarwənɛs/, /ˈnarɔu̯nɛs/
Noun
narwenesse (rare)
- Narrowness; the state of being narrow.
- An instance of narrowness (especially breathing obstructions)
- Unimportance, irrelevance; lack of magnitude.
Descendants
- English: narrowness
References
- “narwenes(se, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-08-27.