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Where does “sorinesse” come from?

sorinesse (Middle English) comes from Old English sāriġnes.

sorinesse (Middle English): distraughtness, sadness, pitifulness; regret;...

Definitions

  1. distraughtness, sadness, pitifulness; regret;...

Ancestry of “sorinesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsāriġnes—

Words derived from “sorinesse”

  • sorriness
Every word from Old English sāriġnes →