n. [ OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor&unr_;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. [ 1913 Webster ]
How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more. Acts xx. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]
I desire no man to sorrow for me. Sir J. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]
pr>(&unr_;), a. Accompanied with sorrow; sorrowful. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful. ]
My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. Matt. xxvi. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Free from sorrow. [ 1913 Webster ]