sorwefulnesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === sorewfulnesse, sorfulnes, soroufulnes, soroufulnesse, sorwefulnes soroufolnesse (Herefordshire); serefulnesse (Worcestershire); seoruhfulnesse (Early Middle English, Worcestershire) === Etymology === From sorweful (“sorrowful”) +‎ -nesse (“-ness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔrwəfulˌnɛs(ə)/, /ˈsɔrɔu̯fulˌnɛs(ə)/, /ˈsɔr(ə)fulˌnɛs(ə)/ === Noun === sorwefulnesse (uncountable) (uncommon) Sorrowfulness, distress. (rare) Regret, repentance. ==== Descendants ==== English: sorrowfulness === References === “sorwefulnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.