sare
sare · sarer · sarest
Dry, witheredDry, withered
US/sˈɛɹ/
Meaning
3 senses(UK, archaic)Dry, withered
Burn ash-wood green, 'tis a fire for a queen;
Burn ash-wood sare, 'twool make a man sware.
(Kent, archaic, dialectal)Tender, rotten
(Northern England, archaic, dialectal)Melancholy, bad, severe.
Origin
Variant of sear (“dry”). From Middle English sare, northern variant of sore, from Old EngVariant of sear (“dry”).
From Middle English sare, northern variant of sore, from Old English sār (“sore”). More at sore.
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Forms
sarer/more sare, sarest/most sareLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form