Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death). · To engage in the social customs of mourning; to commemorate a death and/or honour the deceased socially. · To utter in a sorrowful manner. · To wear mourning.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventorySorrow, grief. · A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.
From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Cognate with French morne (“gloomy”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Root classification mention*(s)mer- (remember)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionmornenenm
- Inherited-form mentionmurnanang
- Inherited-form mention*murnanągem-pro
- Cognate mentionmornefr · gloomy
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