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sorgian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,
Wright's OE grammar
§536; §643;
to care, be anxious, feel anxiety or
care,
with a clause
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  • Hé nalles sorgode hwæðer siððan á Drihten ámetan wolde wrece be gewyrhtum

    he felt no anxiety as to whether the Lord would ever mete out vengeance according to deserts,

      Met. 9, 34.
  • Hí lyt sorgodon hwylc him ðæt edleán æfter wurde,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2456; An. 1229.
with preps. ymbe, for
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  • Hé sorgaþ ymb ða (useless works) and biþ ðara suíðe gemyndig and forgiett his selfes

    mens fit in exteriorum dispositione sollicita, et sui ignara,

      Past. 4, 1; Swt. 37, 19.
  • Geþenceaþ ðæt gé winnaþ and á embe ðæt sorgiaþ, ðæt wé úrne líchoman gefyllan,

      Blickl. Homl. 99, 6.
  • Ða ðe for his lífe lyt sorgedon,

      Exon. Th. 116, 19; Gú. 209.
  • Nó ðú ymb mínes ne þearft líces feorme leng sorgian,

      Beo. Th. 907; B. 451.
absolute
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  • Hé sceal winnan and sorgian, ðonne se dæg cume ðæt hé sceole ðæs ealles ídel hweorfan,

      Blickl. Homl. 97, 25.
  • Sorgiende

    anxius,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 67.
  • Sorgende, ii. 6, 66.
  • Hú him woruldmanna seó unclǽne gecynd cearum sorgende hearde ondréde,

      Exon. Th. 63, 10; Cri. 1017.
  • Sume dæge ðæt hé sorgiende (

    sollicitus

    ) bád hwonne seó ádl tó him cóme,
      Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 6.
  • Ac hwæðere sorhgiende móde geornlíce þohte

    sed multum solicitus ac sedula mente cogitans,

      2, 12; S. 514, 28.
to sorrow, grieve, be sorry,
with preps. ymbe, for, on
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  • Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr . . . on síðfæte, bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síð gefremest, ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð

    the wolf will be sorry for his journey,

      Lchdm. i. 360, 22.
  • Sweþe on ðon sorhgedon ðæt hí ðam láreówe onfón ne woldon ðe hí him tó sendon

    de non recepto quem miserant predicatore dolentes,

      Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 29.
  • Wit hreówige mágon sorgian for his síðe,

      Cd. Th. 49, 30; Gen. 800.
  • Sorgiende for ðám ermþum,

      Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7.
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  • Sorgedon Adam and Eve, and him oft betuh gnornword gengdon,

      Cd. Th. 47, 24; Gen. 765.
  • Ne sorga, snotor guma, sélre biþ æghwæm ðæt hé his freónd wrece, ðonne hé fela murne,

      Beo. Th. 2772; B. 1384.
  • Ða woruldáre ðe ðú nú sorgiende ánforléte,

      Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 12: Cd. Th. 22, 28; Gen. 347.
  • Ðǽr mon mæg sorgende folc gehýran hygegeómor,

      Exon. Th. 55, 28; Cri. 890.
  • Sume ofer sǽ sorgiende (

    dolentes

    ) gewiton,
      Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 7.
  • Him sorgendum sár óðclífeþ,

      Exon. Th. 77, 35; Cri. 1267.
Etymology
[Goth. saurgan to be anxious; to sorrow: O. Sax. sorgón: O. H. Ger. sorgén: Icel. sorga.]
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v. be-, for-sorgian.
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