sadnesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- saadnesse, saddenesse, sadenes, sadnes, sadnese
Etymology
Formed anew from sad + -nesse; compare Old English sædnysse (“fatigue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsadnɛs(ə)/
- (rare) IPA(key): /ˈsaːdnɛs(ə)/
Noun
sadnesse (uncountable)
- denseness, solidness, hardness
- firmness, steadfastness
- seriousness, gravity
- (rare) A solid thing.
Descendants
- English: sadness
- Scots: sadness
References
- “sā̆dnes(se, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.