English Explanatory Dictionary

bemourn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To weep or mourn over.

Word forms

bemourn bemourns bemourning bemourned

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”).

Synonyms

begrieve bewail mourn afterthink becry bemoan bemourn beweep condole deplore elegize grieve grieven keen lament mean pine repent sigh sorrow wail wayment
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