besorrow
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besorrow
Where it comes from
From Middle English bisorȝen, from Old English besorgian (“to regret; be anxious about, dread, shrink from”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisorgōn, equivalent to be- + sorrow. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bisúurgje (“to obtain, get, take care of”), West Frisian besoargje (“to provide, deliver”), Dutch bezorgen (“to provide, deliver, take care of”), German besorgen (“to procure, acquire, attend to, take care of”), Swedish besörja (“to deal with, attend to”).
verb besorrows · besorrowing · besorrowed
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To sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
Then to the woman, for her offence, God did pronounce this sore sentence: All pleasure that you had'st besorrow Shall changed be in lasting sorrow.
Similar: becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry, aggrieve, besorrow, condole
Talk about this word "besorrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/besorrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. besorrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/besorrow "besorrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/besorrow.Cite this
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title = {besorrow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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