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Sacre vs Sare - What's the difference?

sacre | sare |

As a verb sacre

is to consecrate.

As an adjective sare is

dry, withered.

As an adverb sare is

much, very much, greatly.

sacre

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (obsolete) To consecrate
  • * c.1382-1395 , , Exodus 28:41,
    • And thou schalt clothe Aaron, thi brother, with alle these, and hise sones with hym. And thou schalt sacre the hondis of alle; and thou schalt halewe hem, that thei be set in preesthood to me.
  • * 1885 , ,
    • And I purpose this night to sacre you all with the Holy Incense.
  • * 1911 , Aix-la-Chapelle'', article in '' ,
    • From the coronation of Louis the Pious in 813 until that of Ferdinand I. in 1531 the sacring of the German kings took place at Aix, and as many as thirty-two emperors and kings were here crowned.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    sare

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sear

    Adjective

  • (British, archaic) dry, withered
    • Burn ash-wood green, 'tis a fire for a queen;
    Burn ash-wood sare , 'twool make a man sware.
  • (dialectal, Kent, archaic) tender, rotten
  • (dialectal, Northern England, archaic) melancholy, bad, severe

    • Adverb

  • (UK, dialectal, Northern England, archaic) much, very much, greatly