Etymology

weariness

weari·ness
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Today it means: Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness. Full definition →

Middle English werynes ← Old English wēriġnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwēriġnes“weariness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwerynes
  3. English todayweariness

From Middle English werynes, werinesse, from Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), equivalent to weary + -ness.

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