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sorrow n.Middle English sorwe, from Old English sorg "grief, regret, trouble, care, pain, anxiety," from Proto-Germanic *sorg- (source also of Old Saxon sorga, Old Norse sorg, Middle Dutch sorghe, Dutch zorg, Old High German soraga, German sorge, Gothic saurga), perhaps from PIE *swergh- "to worry, be sick" (source also of Sanskrit surksati "cares for," Lithuanian sergu, sirgti "to be sick," Old Church Slavonic sraga "sickness," Old Irish serg "sickness"). Not considered to be connected etymologically with sore (adj.) or sorry. sorrow v. Middle English sorwen (intransitive), "feel sad, be sad, grieve," from Old English sorgian, from sorg "grief, regret, pain, anxiety" (see sorrow (n.)). The transitive sense of "give pain" is from early 14c.; that of "think of with sorrow" is by mid-14c. Related: Sorrowed; sorrower; sorrowing. Compare Dutch zorgen, German sorgen, Old Norse syrgja, Gothic saurgan. updated on March 22, 2023 |