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sare en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Variant of sear (“dry”).

Meanings

1. (UK, archaic) dry, withered
   • Burn ash-wood sare, 'twool make a man sware.
   • Burn ash-wood green, 'tis a fire for a queen;
2. (Kent, archaic, dialectal) tender, rotten

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sarer	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
sarest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
sear		alternative	lexicographic

sare en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English sare, northern variant of sore, from Old English sār (“sore”). More at sore.

Meanings

1. (Northern-England, archaic, dialectal) melancholy, bad, severe.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more sare	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
sear		alternative	lexicographic
most sare	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

sare en · ADV · etymology 3

Etymology

From Middle English sare, northern variant of sore, from Old English sāre (“sorely”). Cognate with German sehr (“very”).

Meanings

1. (Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal) much, very much, greatly.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sarer	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
sear		alternative	lexicographic
sarest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic