A set phrase preserving otherwise obsoletedativegrammatical case forms,arren being the genitive ofar andmoede being the genitive ofmoed(“disposition, mood”).

inarrenmoede

1. (obsolete)angrily

   Synonyms:woedend,boos

2. (idiomatic, somewhatformal) out ofdesperation,lacking any furtherhope orrecourse,at one's wit's end

   Synonym:ten einde raad

   Toen ik mijn huurwoning uitmoest ben ikin arren moede maar terug naar mijn ouders gegaan. ―When I had to leave my rental apartment I returned to my parentsout of desperation.

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