Etymology

sare

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Today it means: dry, withered Full definition →

Middle English sare ← Old English sār
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sare · adjective1

Variant of sear (“dry”).

sare · adjective2

  1. Old English · inherited fromsār“sore”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsare
  3. English todaysare

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

sare · adverb3

  1. Old English · inherited fromsāre“sorely”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsare
  3. English todaysare

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

Sare · proper noun4

Variant of Sayer.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsār all →

sore

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