Sorrowed
/ˈsɒr.oʊd/noun
Past tense and past participle of sorrow, meaning to feel or express deep sadness.
Did you know?Sorrow is not a hidden occult term, but its Germanic roots are ancient and emotionally raw, showing how English has long used bodily-feeling words to name inner anguish.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*saurō- / *sūrō-
“sadness, grief, or distress”
Old English
OE
sorg
“care, anxiety, grief, sorrow”
Old English
OE
sorgian
“to grieve, to be anxious, to be sorrowful”
Middle English
ME
sorwe / sorwen
“sorrow; to grieve”
Modern English
English
sorrow / sorrowed
“deep sadness; felt or expressed sorrow”