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sorg

See also: Sorg, and sørg

Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch zorg.

Noun

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sorg (plural sorge)

  1. care; worry; concern

Etymology 2

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From Dutch zorgen.

Verb

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sorg (present sorg, present participle sorgende, past participle gesorg)

  1. to care; to care for
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Danish

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Etymology

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Older also sorrig, from Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

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Noun

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sorg c (singular definite sorgen, plural indefinite sorger)

  1. sorrow, grief

Declension

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Declension of sorg
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sorg sorgen sorger sorgerne
genitive sorgs sorgens sorgers sorgernes

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

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Noun

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sorg f (genitive singular sorgar, plural sorgir)

  1. sorrow, grief

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Declension of sorg
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sorg sorgin sorgir sorgirnar
accusative sorg sorgina sorgir sorgirnar
dative sorg sorgini sorgum sorgunum
genitive sorgar sorgarinnar sorga sorganna

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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sorg

  1. imperative singular of sorgen (‘to worry’, ‘to care’)

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

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sorg f (genitive singular sorgar, nominative plural sorgir)

  1. sorrow, grief
  2. mourning

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    Declension of sorg
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sorg sorgin sorgir sorgirnar
accusative sorg sorgina sorgir sorgirnar
dative sorg sorginni sorgum sorgunum
genitive sorgar sorgarinnar sorga sorganna

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

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sorg f or m (definite singular sorga or sorgen, indefinite plural sorger, definite plural sorgene)

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Akin to sorrow.

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sorg f (definite singular sorga, indefinite plural sorger, definite plural sorgene)

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, from Proto-Germanic *surgō.

Cognate with Old Frisian sorge, Old Saxon sorga, Old Dutch sorga, Old High German sorga, Old Norse sorg, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 (saurga).

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Noun

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sorg f

  1. worry, anxiety
  2. sorrow, grief
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
      wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
      hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
      þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.
      or friendless me would soothe,
      allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
      how tough is sorrow as a companion,
      to whom little has dear confidants for himself.

Declension

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Declension of sorg (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sorg sorga, sorge
accusative sorge sorga, sorge
genitive sorge sorga
dative sorge sorgum

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: sorȝe, sorwe, sorow

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *surgō, from Proto-Indo-European *surgh- (“worry, care, be sick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Compare Old English sorh, sorg, Old Frisian sorge, Old Saxon sorga, Old High German sworga, sorga, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 (saurga).

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sorg f (genitive sorgar, plural sorgir)

  1. sorrow, grief

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  Declension of sorg (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sorg sorgin sorgir sorgirnar
accusative sorg sorgina sorgir sorgirnar
dative sorg sorginni sorgum sorgunum
genitive sorgar sorgarinnar sorga sorganna

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References

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  • “sorg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Romanian

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Sorg

Etymology

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Borrowed from French sorgho, Italian sorgo.

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sorg m (uncountable)

  1. sorghum (cereal)

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declension of sorg (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sorg sorgul
genitive/dative (unui) sorg sorgului
vocative sorgule


Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

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Noun

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sorg c

  1. sorrow, sadness (usually due to loss or other misfortune, often someone's death)
    Det var en djup sorg i hennes ögon
    There was a deep sadness in her eyes
    dränka sina sorger
    drown one's sorrows [idiomatic]
    1. mourning, grief
      sorgen efter hans döda kanin
      his mourning for his dead rabbit
      sorg och saknad
      grief and loss [grief and missing]
      svår sorg
      severe grief
      Jag beklagar sorgen
      I am sorry for your loss [idiomatic]
      hantera sorg
      cope with grief / deal with loss
  2. a sorrow (something causing sorrow)
    Att tvingas stänga teatern är en stor sorg
    Being forced to close the theater is a great sorrow

Declension

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Declension of sorg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sorg sorgs
definite sorgen sorgens
plural indefinite sorger sorgers
definite sorgerna sorgernas

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