ærfeðnesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === earfodnysse, earfoðnesse, erfeðnesse, erfoðnesse === Etymology === From Old English earfoþnes; equivalent to arveð +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈarvəðnɛs/ === Noun === ærfeðnesse (plural arvednesses) (Early Middle English) toil, difficult labour. (Early Middle English) torment, distress, painfulness. ==== References ==== “arveðnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.