sorhful

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *surgafullaz (full of care; anxious), equivalent to sorh + -ful. Cognate with Old High German sorgfol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsorx.ful/, [ˈsorˠx.ful]

Adjective

sorhful (comparative sorhfulra)

  1. full of care or anxiety, careful, anxious
  2. sorrowful, mournful, grievous, sad, causing grief or sorrow

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: sorweful

References

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