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be-sorgian

  • verb [ weak ]
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to be troubled about.
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  • þes man mid tarlicum andwlitan, nát ic hwæt hé besorgað,

    • Ap. Th. 15, 10
    • .
  • Swíðor Drihten besorgade þá heora synna þonne his ágene wunda,

    • Hml. Th. i. 50, 25
    • .
  • Ne þurfan gé nóht besorgian hwæt gé sprecan,

    • Bl. H. 171, 18
    • .
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Etymology
[
O. Sax. bi-sorgón to take care of
;
O. L. Ger. bi-sorgón honorare
:
O. H. Ger. pi-sorgén curare, providere, honorificare.
]
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