Infinitive
sorwen; to sorwen; sorwe
Participles
| Present | sorwende; sorwynge |
| Past | sorwed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sorwe |
| 2nd sing. | sorwest |
| 3rd sing. | sorweth |
| 1st plur. | sorwen; sorwe; sorweth |
| 2nd plur. | sorwen; sorwe; sorweth |
| 3rd plur. | sorwen; sorwe; sorweth |
Past
| 1st sing. | sorwed; sorwede |
| 2nd sing. | sorwedest |
| 3rd sing. | sorwed; sorwede |
| 1st plur. | sorweden; sorwed; sorwede |
| 2nd plur. | sorweden; sorwed; sorwede |
| 3rd plur. | sorweden; sorwed; sorwede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sorwe |
| 2nd sing. | sorwe |
| 3rd sing. | sorwe |
Past
| 1st sing. | sorwed; sorwede |
| 2nd sing. | sorwed; sorwede |
| 3rd sing. | sorwed; sorwede |
Imperative
| Singular | sorwe |
| Plural | sorweth; sorwe |
Verbs conjugated like sorwen
favouren,
sorwen,
chaungen,
reformen,
bisemen,
scurnen,
schonen,
sourden,
souplen,
distroublen,
waymenten,
droppen,
thrallen,
disavauncen,
discresen,
comunen,
enthrallen,
disapoynten,
mantellen,
dawen, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sorgian, *sergian, *seorgian, from Proto-West Germanic *sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną; by surface analysis, sorwe (“sorrow, hardship”) + -en (infinitival suffix). See: Old English '
sorgian', Old English '
sorgian', Proto-Germanic '
*surgāną'.
Sample Sentences
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Forͬ fra þatt hıre make ıſſ dæd⹎ Ne kepeþþ ᵹho nan oþerr. Acc ſerrᵹͪeþþ aᵹᵹ forͬþı ꝥ ᵹho. Ne maᵹᫌ himͫ noƿƿhar fındenn (Because whenever her mate is dead, she doesn't get another, but always grieves since she can't find him anywhere.) [c. 1180, Orͬm, “Secundum Lucam .I. [Luke 1:5] / Secundum Lucam .II. [Luke 1:18]”, in Orͬmulum (Bodleian MS. Junius 1), Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire, folio 20, verso, column 1; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 10 January 2019:]
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Penıtence / ıs þe waẏmentẏnge of man / þᵗ soꝛweth foꝛ hıs sẏnne / and pẏneth hẏm self / foꝛ he hath mysdoon ("Penitence is the lamentation of someone who regrets their sin, and scourges themself since they have acted wrongly.") [1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Persons Tale”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 236, recto:]
Cognates
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