- orwéne
- adj w.g. 1. not having ground for hope, without hope, hopeless, despairing, despairing of; 2. not giving ground for hope, desparate, despaired of;
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
orwéna — indecl adj see orwéne … Old to modern English dictionary
or- — prefix frequent in OE., retained in a few words in ME., now obs. exc. in ordeal, and perh. ort s, where it is no longer recognized as a significant element. OE. or was the stressed form (used in nominal compounds), corresp. to Goth. us , ur , ON … Useful english dictionary