sorgen

See also: Sorgen

Danish

Noun

sorgen c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sorg

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German sorgēn, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *surgijaną, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔrɡən/, [ˈzɔʁ-], [ˈzɔɐ̯-], [ˈzɔː-], [-ɡən], [-ɡŋ̍]

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Verb

1. to care
2. (reflexive, sich sorgen) to worry

Derived terms

• besorgen
• sorgen für
• versorgen

Related terms

• Sorge

Further reading

• “sorgen” in Duden online

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sorgon, from Proto-Germanic *surgōną.

Verb

sorgen

1. to worry, to be concerned
2. to fear
3. to care for, to take care of (a sick person)
4. to make sure, to be involved/concerned

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: zorgen
  • Afrikaans: sorg
  • Negerhollands: sorg
  • → Aukan: solugu
  • → Papiamentu: sòru
  • → Saramaccan: solúgu
  • → Sranan Tongo: sorgu
    • → Caribbean Javanese: sorgu, nyoru, nyorgoni
    • → Kari'na: sorukuma
• Limburgish: zórge, zörge

Further reading

• “sorghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sorgen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sorga

Noun

sorgen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of sorg

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Swedish

Noun

sorgen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sorg

Anagrams

• Norges