sorgian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *sorgōn, a variant of *sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sorgian
- to worry
- Hwæt lā, wēnst þū þæt iċ ymb hīe ne sorgiġe, swīðost nū?
- What, you think that I don't worry about her, especially now?
- c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy
- Þēah hē nū nāwiht elles næbbe ymb tō sorgienne, þæt him mæġ tō sorge þæt hē nāt hwæt him tōweard biþ.
- Even if right now he has nothing else to worry about, it can still bother him that he doesn’t know what's in store for the future.
- to grieve, sorrow
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sorgian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | sorgian | sorgienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sorgiġe | sorgode |
| second person singular | sorgast | sorgodest |
| third person singular | sorgaþ | sorgode |
| plural | sorgiaþ | sorgodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sorgiġe | sorgode |
| plural | sorgiġen | sorgoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sorga | |
| plural | sorgiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sorgiende | (ġe)sorgod | |