sare

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adjective

dry, withered

“Burn ash-wood sare, 'twool make a man sware.”

OriginMiddle English sare ← Old English sār →
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Meanings

sare1

adjectivesare (comparative sarer, superlative sarest)

comparative sarer · superlative sarest · alternative sear

  1. UKarchaicdry, withered

    Burn ash-wood sare, 'twool make a man sware.

    1 more example

    Burn ash-wood green, 'tis a fire for a queen;

  2. Kentarchaicdialectaltender, rotten

sare2

adjectivesare (comparative more sare, superlative most sare)

comparative more sare · superlative most sare · alternative sear

  1. Northern Englandarchaicdialectalmelancholy, bad, severe.

sare3

adverbsare (comparative sarer, superlative sarest)

comparative sarer · superlative sarest · alternative sear

  1. Northern EnglandUKarchaicdialectalmuch, very much, greatly.

Sare4

proper nounSare (plural Sares)

plural Sares

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
drysere

Origin

sare · adjective

Variant of sear (“dry”).

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sare · adjective

  1. Old Englishsār“sore”
  2. Middle Englishsare
  3. Englishsare

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

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sare · adverb

  1. Old Englishsāre“sorely”
  2. Middle Englishsare
  3. Englishsare

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

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Sare · proper noun

Variant of Sayer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sare

MLA

“sare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sare. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sare,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sare.

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