sare

adj, adv — 4 senses

sare

adj

Etymology Variant of sear (“dry”).

1

UK, Archaic dry, withered

Burn ash-wood green, 'tis a fire for a queen;
Burn ash-wood sare, 'twool make a man sware.

2

Kent, Archaic, Dialectal tender, rotten

sare

adv

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

1

Northern England, UK, Archaic, Dialectal much, very much, greatly.

sare

adj

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

1

Northern England, Archaic, Dialectal melancholy, bad, severe.

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