murnan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murnanan. Cognate with Old Saxon mornan, Old High German mornΔ“n, Old Norse morna, Gothic πŒΌπŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ½πŒ°πŒ½.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmʊrnan/

Verb

murnan (strong class III) (3 singular preterite mearn, preterite plural murnon)

  1. to care for, worry about
  2. to be sorrowful, to mourn

Descendants

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