arghnes
Middle English
Alternative forms
- arȝnesse, arȝhnes, arghnesse, arwenesse, arghnez
Etymology
From Old English earhnes, eargnes; equivalent to argh + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈarxnɛs/, /ˈarwənɛs/
Noun
arghnes
- (rare) scaredness, cowardliness, afraidness
- (rare) powerlessness or insignificance.
- (rare) laziness; unwillingness to act.
Descendants
- Scots: arghness, erchness
References
- “arghnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-23.