Drearihead

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    sadness; dreariness obsolete, uncountable

    "suddein feare and ghastly drerihedd"

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bluenessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondency

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"suddein feare and ghastly drerihedd"

Etymology

From Middle English dreryhed; equivalent to dreary + -head (“hood”).

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