sorow

Middle English

Alternative forms

sorwe, sorȝe, sorowe

Etymology

From Old English sorg, from Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, from Proto-Germanic *surgō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɔrɔu/, /ˈsɔrwə/

Noun

sorow (plural sorows)

Descendants

English: sorrow
Scots: sorra

References

“sorwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-09.

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