sorhful

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sorgful, sorhfull

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

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

Declension
Declension of sorhful — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sorhful sorhful sorhful
Accusative sorhfulne sorhfulle sorhful
Genitive sorhfulles sorhfulre sorhfulles
Dative sorhfullum sorhfulre sorhfullum
Instrumental sorhfulle sorhfulre sorhfulle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sorhfulle sorhfulla, sorhfulle sorhful
Accusative sorhfulle sorhfulla, sorhfulle sorhful
Genitive sorhfulra sorhfulra sorhfulra
Dative sorhfullum sorhfullum sorhfullum
Instrumental sorhfullum sorhfullum sorhfullum
Declension of sorhful — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sorhfulla sorhfulle sorhfulle
Accusative sorhfullan sorhfullan sorhfulle
Genitive sorhfullan sorhfullan sorhfullan
Dative sorhfullan sorhfullan sorhfullan
Instrumental sorhfullan sorhfullan sorhfullan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sorhfullan sorhfullan sorhfullan
Accusative sorhfullan sorhfullan sorhfullan
Genitive sorhfulra, sorhfullena sorhfulra, sorhfullena sorhfulra, sorhfullena
Dative sorhfullum sorhfullum sorhfullum
Instrumental sorhfullum sorhfullum sorhfullum

Descendants
  • Middle English: sorweful

References
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