newes

newes sg or pl (uncountable)

1. Obsolete spelling of news.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 115, column 1:

     Theſe newes (my Lords) may cheere our drooping ſpirits:
     ’Tis said, the ſtout Pariſians do reuolt,
     And turne againe vnto the warlike French.

   • 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw , Act I:

     This ſtrange vnwelcome and vnhappie newes,
     Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniuſt,
     That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land,
     Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde,
     Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe,
     That now vnleſſe ſome better tidings come,
     Vnto my ſonne their true annointed King.

   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 74, column 2:

     This newes is old enough, yet it is euerie daies newes.

   • 1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], “Of the first Punicke Warre”, in The Historie of the World , London: William Stansby for Walter Burre, , →OCLC, 5th book, §. VIII (The Romans preuaile in Africk. Atilivs the Consull propoundeth intolerable conditions of peace to the Carthaginians. He is vtterly beaten, and made prisoner.), page 356:

     With what joy theſe newes were well-commed, when they came to Carthage, we may eaſily conjecture; […]

• e-news, enews, ensew, sewen, swene, weens

newes

1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative neuter singular of new