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sorg

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See also: Sorg and sørg

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch zorg.

Noun

sorg (plural sorge)

  1. care; worry; concern

Etymology 2

From Dutch zorgen.

Verb

sorg (present sorg, present participle sorgende, past participle gesorg)

  1. to care; to care for
Alternative forms

Danish

Etymology

Older also sorrig, from Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sorg c (singular definite sorgen, plural indefinite sorger)

  1. sorrow, grief
    Synonyms: bedrøvelse, smerte

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

See also

  • fortvivelse

References

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sorg f (genitive singular sorgar, plural sorgir)

  1. sorrow, grief

Declension

More information f2, singular ...

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

sorg

  1. imperative singular of sorgen

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sorg f (genitive singular sorgar, nominative plural sorgir)

  1. sorrow, grief
    Synonyms: harmur, hryggð
  2. mourning

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • sorgarbúningur
  • sorgarlag
  • sorgarsaga
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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Noun

sorg f or m (definite singular sorga or sorgen, indefinite plural sorger, definite plural sorgene)

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness

Derived terms

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Akin to sorrow.

Pronunciation

Noun

sorg f (definite singular sorga, indefinite plural sorger, definite plural sorgene)

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness

Derived terms

  • sørgja, sørgje, syrgja, syrgje ("to mourn, take care")

References

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, from Proto-Germanic *surgō.

Cognate with Old Frisian sorge, Old Saxon sorga, Old Dutch sorga, Old High German sorga, Old Norse sorg, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 (saurga).

Pronunciation

Noun

sorg f

  1. worry, anxiety
  2. sorrow, grief
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
      wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
      hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
      þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.
      or friendless me would soothe,
      allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
      how tough is sorrow as a companion,
      to whom little has dear confidants for himself.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sorwe
    • English: sorrow
    • Middle Scots: sorow, sorrow
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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *surgō, from Proto-Indo-European *surgh- (“worry, care, be sick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Compare Old English sorh, sorg, Old Frisian sorge, Old Saxon sorga, Old High German sworga, sorga, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 (saurga).

Noun

sorg f (genitive sorgar, plural sorgir)

  1. sorrow, grief

Declension

More information feminine, singular ...

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sorg
  • Faroese: sorg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sorg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sorg
  • Old Swedish: sorgh
  • Danish: sorg

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “sorg”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sorgho, Italian sorgo.

Pronunciation

Noun

sorg m (uncountable)

  1. sorghum (cereal)

Declension

More information singular only, indefinite ...


Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sorg c

  1. sorrow, sadness (usually due to loss or other misfortune, often someone's death)
    Det var en djup sorg i hennes ögon
    There was a deep sadness in her eyes
    dränka sina sorger
    drown one's sorrows [idiomatic]
    1. mourning, grief
      sorgen efter hans döda kanin
      his mourning for his dead rabbit
      sorg och saknad
      grief and loss [grief and missing]
      svår sorg
      severe grief
      Jag beklagar sorgen
      I am sorry for your loss [idiomatic]
      hantera sorg
      cope with grief / deal with loss
  2. a sorrow (something causing sorrow)
    Att tvingas stänga teatern är en stor sorg
    Being forced to close the theater is a great sorrow

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Antonyms

See also

References

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