sornesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === sarenes, soornes, soornesse, sorenes, sornes (early) sarnesse, sarnysse, særnesse === Etymology === From Old English sārnes; equivalent to sore +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔːrnɛs(ə)/ (early or Northern) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːrnɛs(ə)/ === Noun === sornesse Soreness, painfulness; the state of being sore. A boil or wound; a sore area of the body. Mental anguish or agony of the mind. ==== Descendants ==== English: soreness Scots: sairness ==== References ==== “sōrnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-9.