sarnes

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sār +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːr.nes/

Noun

sārnes f (nominative plural sārnessa)

  1. (of the body) pain
  2. (of the mind) pain, affliction, grief; woe; sorrow
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, 1uoting "Circumdederunt me gemitus"
      Dēaþes ġeōmerunga mē beēodon, and helle sārnyssa mē beēodon, and iċ on mīnre ġedrefednysse Drihten clypode, and hē of his hālgan temple mīne stemne ġehyrde.
      The moaning of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell surrounded me, and in my distress I called out to the Lord, and from his holy temple he heard my voice.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sārnes sārnessa, sārnesse
accusative sārnesse sārnessa, sārnesse
genitive sārnesse sārnessa
dative sārnesse sārnessum

Descendants

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