mornen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English murnan,[1][2] from Proto-West Germanic *murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmurnən/, /ˈmuːrnən/[3]

Verb

mornen (third-person singular simple present morneth, present participle mornende, mornynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle morned)

  1. (ambitransitive) To grieve; to feel sad or upset:
    Synonym: sorwen
    1. To show grief or sorrow; to wail or lament.
    2. To regret (one's or someone else's behaviour).
    3. To mourn; to grieve over a death.
  2. (intransitive) To worry; to feel anxious or distressed.
    Synonym: sorwen
  3. (usually intransitive) To yearn or long; to strongly desire.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mornen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) mornen, morne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular morne morned
2nd-person singular mornest mornedest
3rd-person singular morneth morned
subjunctive singular morne
imperative singular —
plural1 mornen, morne morneden, mornede
imperative plural morneth, morne —
participles mornynge, mornende morned, ymorned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: mourn
  • Middle Scots: murn, murne

References

  1. ^ “mǒrnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “mornen”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ Dobson, E[ric] J. (1957), English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 19, page 491.
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