Sare vs Saye - What's the difference?
sare | saye |
(British, archaic) dry, withered
(dialectal, Kent, archaic) tender, rotten
(dialectal, Northern England, archaic) melancholy, bad, severe
(UK, dialectal, Northern England, archaic) much, very much, greatly
As an adjective sare
is dry, withered.As an adverb sare
is much, very much, greatly.As a verb saye is
obsolete spelling of say.sare
English
Alternative forms
* searAdjective
- Burn ash-wood green, 'tis a fire for a queen;
- Burn ash-wood sare , 'twool make a man sware.
