sorow
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sorwe, sorȝe, sorowe
Etymology
From Old English sorh, sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔrɔu/, /ˈsɔrwə/
Noun
sorow (plural sorows)
- sorrow, sadness, anxiety
- regret, repentance
- trouble, disaster
Descendants
- English: sorrow
- Scots: sorra
References
- “sorwe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-09.