sorg

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Contents 1 Danish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 2 Faroese 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 3 German 3.1 Verb 3.1.1 Usage notes 4 Icelandic 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Etymology 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Declension 4.3.2 Derived terms 4.3.3 Synonyms 4.3.4 Usage notes 5 Norwegian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Derived terms 6 Old English 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 7 Old Norse 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Descendants 8 Swedish 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Pronunciation 8.3 Noun 8.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

Middle Danish sorg, sorrig, from Old Norse sorg.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɔrɡ/, [sɒwˀ]

[edit] Noun

sorg c. (singular definite sorgen, plural indefinite sorger)

1. sorrow, grief

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [sɔrg]

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From Old Norse sorg.

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sorg f.

1. sorrow, grief

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f2	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sorg	sorgin	sorgir	sorgirnar
Accusative	sorg	sorgina	sorgir	sorgirnar
Dative	sorg	sorgini	sorgum	sorgunum
Genitive	sorgar	sorgarinnar	sorga	sorganna

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[edit] German

[edit] Verb

sorg

1. imperative singular form of sorgen (‘to worry’, ‘to care’)

[edit] Usage notes

• sorg dich nicht! - don't worry!

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [sɔrg̊]

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse sorg.

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sorg f. (genitive singular sorgar, plural sorgir)

1. sorrow, grief
2. mourning

[edit] Declension

Declension of sorg
	(singular)		(plural)
	(indefinite)	(definite)	(indefinite)	(definite)
nominative	sorg	sorgin	sorgir	sorgirnar
accusative	sorg	sorgina	sorgir	sorgirnar
dative	sorg	sorginni	sorgum	sorgunum
genitive	sorgar	sorgarinnar	sorga	sorganna
Other words with the same declension

[edit] Derived terms

• baka einhverjum sorg (to cause somebody grief)
• sorgarbúningur
• sorgarlag
• sorgarsaga

[edit] Synonyms

• (sorrow): harmur

[edit] Usage notes

• When prefixed to nouns in it's genitive form sorgar- it means lugubrious.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse sorg.

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sorg m. (definite singular sorgen; indefinite plural sorger; definite plural sorgene)

1. sorrow, grief, sadness

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• sørge

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[edit] Old English

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Variant of sorh.

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sorg f. (plural sorga or sorge)

1. sorrow

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[edit] Old Norse

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Common Germanic *surgō, Indo-European *surgh- (‘worry’, ‘care’, ‘be sick’).

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sorg f.

1. sorrow, grief

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse sorg.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for sorg	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	sorg	sorgen	sorger	sorgerna
Possessive form	sorgs	sorgens	sorgers	sorgernas

sorg c.

1. sorrow, grief

[edit] Derived terms

• sörja