sørge
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Danish sørghiæ, syrghia, from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic *surgijaną, *surgāną (“to worry”). Cognate with Swedish sörja (“to mourn”), English sorrow and German sorgen (“to care”). The construction at sørge for noget is influenced by German für etwas sorgen.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sœrɣə/, [ˈsɶɐ̯wə], [ˈsɶɐ̯ʊ], (in the sense "to take care") IPA(key): /sœrə/, [ˈsɶɐ̯ɐ], [ˈsɶːɐ]
Verb[edit]
sørge (imperative sørg, infinitive at sørge, present tense sørger, past tense sørgede, perfect tense har sørget)
- to grieve, mourn, lament
- in the expression sørge for: to take care of, look after, make sure
Conjugation[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “sørge” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish sørge, from Old Danish sørghiæ, syrghia, from Old Norse syrgja.
Verb[edit]
sørge (imperative sørg, present tense sørger, simple past sørga or sørget or sørgde, past participle sørga or sørget or sørgd, present participle sørgende)
- to grieve, mourn, lament
- sørge for - to care for, take care of, look after
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “sørge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Norwegian Bokmål sørge from Danish sørge.
Verb[edit]
sørge (present tense sørger, past tense sørgde, past participle sørgt/sørgd, passive infinitive sørgast, present participle sørgande, imperative sørg)
- alternative form of syrgja
References[edit]
- “sørge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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