surenes

Middle English

Alternative forms

• surnesse, surnes, suyrnesse, suernesse, surenysse, surenesse

Etymology

From sure +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiu̯rnɛs/

Noun

surenes

1. certainty, assuredness
2. protection, safety, security
3. strongness

Descendants

• English: sureness

References

• “seurnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 April 2018.