III. Sere ·adj [OE. seer,
·AS sear (assumed)
·Fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither,
·Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry,
·Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. A152.
·cf. Austere,
Sorrel,
·adj ] Dry; withered; no longer green;