bemourn en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English bemornen, from Old English bemurnan (“to mourn, bewail, deplore, be sorry for, care for, take heed for”), equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + mourn. Cognate with Old Saxon bimornian (“to bemourn”).
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To weep or mourn over.
From the neighbouring settlements and valleys an immense concourse of people collected to bemourn the death of the arii, the Chiefly ladies bleeding themselves more as a matter of form than from grief or real sentiment, […]
1974, Douglas L. Oliver, Ancient Tahitian Society:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bemourning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bemourns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bemourned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bemourned | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
bewail · wail · bemoan · pine · grieve · condole · mourn · elegize · beweep · afterthink · wayment · sigh · deplore · grieven · begrieve · begrieve · sorrow · keen · repent · bemourn · mean · lament · bewail · becry · mourn