† arvethnessn.
Difficulty, trouble.
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arvethnessc1000
painc1330
difficultya1382
hardnessc1384
wondsome?a1400
hardheada1425
painfulnessa1530
difficult?1532
difficultness1549
awkness1587
uneasiness1594
difficileness1612
arduity1623
problem1641
difficacity1656
going1678
arduousness1731
catch-arse1970
c1000 Ælfric Man. Astron. 19 God..ealle þing gediht buton earfoðnysse.
c1175 Lamb. Hom. 105 Þider we sculen hihȝen of þissere erfeðnesse.
c1175 Cott. Hom. 223 Þu scealt mid ærfeðnesse þe metes tylian.
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