Synonyms for sorrower
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sor-oh, sawr-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊ |
Définition of sorrower
Origin :- Old English sorg "grief, regret, trouble, care, pain, anxiety," from Proto-Germanic *sorg- (cf. 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" (cf. Sanskrit surksati "cares for," Lithuanian sergu "to be sick," Old Church Slavonic sraga "sickness," Old Irish serg "sickness"). Not connected etymologically with sore (adj.) or sorry.
- As in mourner : noun lamenter
- Room was made for the sorrower, who was followed by two or three female friends.
- Extract from : « The Fair Maid of Perth » by Sir Walter Scott
- Does he suppose that that necessity makes the story less near and dear to the sorrower of the West?
- Extract from : « The Gospel of St. John » by Frederick Denison Maurice
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