MOURN


Meaning of MOURN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯrn ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English murnan; akin to Old High German mornēn to mourn, Greek mermēra care — more at memory

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb

1. : to feel or express grief or sorrow

2. : to show the customary signs of grief for a death ; especially : to wear mourning

3. : to murmur mournfully — used especially of doves

transitive verb

1. : to feel or express grief or sorrow for

2. : to utter mournfully

• mourn·er noun

• mourn·ing·ly ˈmȯr-niŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.