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besorrow

verb

Etymology

From Middle English bisorȝen, from Old English besorgian (“to regret; be anxious about, dread, shrink from”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisorgōn, equivalent to be- + sorrow. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bisúurgje (“to obtain, get, take care of”), West Frisian besoargje (“to provide, deliver”), Dutch bezorgen (“to provide, deliver, take care of”), German besorgen (“to procure, acquire, attend to, take care of”), Swedish besörja (“to deal with, attend to”).

  1. inherited from *bisorgōn✻
  2. inherited from besorgian — “to regret; be anxious about, dread, shrink from”
  3. inherited from bisorȝen

Definitions

  1. To sorrow about or over

    To sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.

    • Then to the woman, for her offence, God did pronounce this sore sentence: All pleasure that you had'st besorrow Shall changed be in lasting sorrow.
    • The land of the West holds a maiden sweet, And the fairest face has she; But, oh! she has also Chicago feet, And that's what besorrows me.
    • Oh, heart of man, when griefs deep scar Ploughs through thy and sand, When soul and sense besorrowed are, Lead, lark of love, 'yond sun and star; […]

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