bareynnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• barainesse, barainnesse, baraynesse, barennes, barennez, barenynesse, bareynesse, barreynus, barynes

Etymology

From bareyne +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barˈæi̯(n)nɛs(ə)/, /ˈbari(n)nɛs(ə)/

Noun

bareynnesse (uncountable)

1. infertility, sterility (inability to give birth)

   Synonym: bareynte

2. unproductiveness (of soil or plants)

   Synonym: bareynte

3. (rare) religious lacking

Descendants

• English: barrenness

References

• “barainnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.