Sor"row (?), n. [OE. sorwe,
sorewe, sor&?;e, AS. sorg, sorh; akin to
D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga,
soraga, suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan.
sorg, Goth. saúrga; of unknown origin.] The
uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good,
real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good;
grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness;
sadness. Milton.
How great a sorrow suffereth now
Arcite!
Chaucer.
The safe and general antidote against sorrow is
employment.
Rambler.
Syn. -- Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness;
mourning; affliction. See Affliction, and Grief.
Sor"row, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sorrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sorrowing.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen,
AS. sorgian; akin to Goth. saúrgan. See
Sorrow, n.] To feel pain of mind in
consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be
sad; to be sorry.
Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see
his face no more.
Acts xx. 38.
I desire no man to sorrow for me.
Sir J. Hayward.
Sor"row (?), n. [OE. sorwe,
sorewe, sor&?;e, AS. sorg, sorh; akin to
D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga,
soraga, suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan.
sorg, Goth. saúrga; of unknown origin.] The
uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good,
real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good;
grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness;
sadness. Milton.
How great a sorrow suffereth now
Arcite!
Chaucer.
The safe and general antidote against sorrow is
employment.
Rambler.
Syn. -- Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness;
mourning; affliction. See Affliction, and Grief.
Sor"row, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sorrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sorrowing.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen,
AS. sorgian; akin to Goth. saúrgan. See
Sorrow, n.] To feel pain of mind in
consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be
sad; to be sorry.
Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see
his face no more.
Acts xx. 38.
I desire no man to sorrow for me.
Sir J. Hayward.
