Ear″i‐ness (?), n. [Scotch ery or eiry affected with fear.] Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural. [Written also eiryness.]
The sense of eariness, as twilight came on. De Quincey.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Ear″i‐ness (?), n. [Scotch ery or eiry affected with fear.] Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural. [Written also eiryness.]
The sense of eariness, as twilight came on. De Quincey.