† soft-yernn.
Obsolete. rare.
1. With the and plural agreement. Those who love ease or luxury, considered as a class.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > [adjective] > desirous of ease or luxury
soft-yerna1200
a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 75 Þe softgerne fedeð hem seluen helle fur to honde and to fote.
2. Love of ease or luxury.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun] > love of ease
soft-yerna1200
a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 75 Softgerne and ednesse letteð þe mannes shrifte þe þincheð þat he ne mai þolen hunger ne þirst ne oðer pine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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