elengenesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === elingenesse, elyngenes, elyngenesse, elynggenesse alangenes (East Saxon); elengnese (Northeast Midland); a-langenesse (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English ǣlengnes; by surface analysis, elenge (“sad, lonely, strange”) +‎ -nesse (“-ness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛˌleːnd͡ʒ(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/, /ˈɛlind͡ʒ(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/, /ˈa-/ === Noun === elengenesse (uncountable) (Southern, South Midland) Misery, sadness; the state of being unhappy. Loneliness, isolation; the state of being lonely. Strangeness, bizarreness; the state of being unusual. ==== References ==== “elengenesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “elengenesse, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.