sorg

See also: Sorg and sørg

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔrχ/

Etymology 1

From Dutch zorg.

Noun

sorg (plural sorge)

1. care; worry; concern

Etymology 2

From Dutch zorgen.

Verb

sorg (present sorg, present participle sorgende, past participle gesorg)

1. to care; to care for

Alternative forms

• sorre (obsolete)

Danish

Etymology

Older also sorrig, from Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔrˀɣ/, [ˈsɒˀw], [ˈsɒwˀ]
• Homophone: sov

Noun

sorg c (singular definite sorgen, plural indefinite sorger)

1. sorrow, grief

Declension

Declension of sorg

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sorg	sorgen	sorger	sorgerne
genitive	sorgs	sorgens	sorgers	sorgernes

References

• “sorg” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔɹk/

Noun

sorg f (genitive singular sorgar, plural sorgir)

1. sorrow, grief

Declension

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

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

sorg

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

Usage notes

• sorg dich nicht! - don't worry!

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔrk/

  Rhymes: -ɔrk

Noun

sorg f (genitive singular sorgar, nominative plural sorgir)

1. sorrow, grief

   Synonyms: harmur, hryggð

2. mourning

Declension

Declension of sorg (feminine)

	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

Derived terms

• sorgarbúningur
• sorgarlag
• sorgarsaga

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Noun

sorg f or m (definite singular sorga or sorgen, indefinite plural sorger, definite plural sorgene)

1. sorrow, grief, sadness

Derived terms

• landesorg
• omsorg
• sorgløs
• ta sorgene på forskudd

Related terms

• sørge

References

• “sorg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Akin to sorrow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔrɡ/

Noun

sorg f (definite singular sorga, indefinite plural sorger, definite plural sorgene)

1. sorrow, grief, sadness

Derived terms

• landesorg
• omsorg
• ta sorgene på forskot

Related terms

• sørgja, sørgje, syrgja, syrgje ("to mourn, take care")

References

• “sorg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• sorh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, from Proto-Germanic *surgō.

Cognate with Old Frisian sorge, Old Saxon sorga, Old Dutch sorga, Old High German sorga, Old Norse sorg, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 (saurga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sorɡ/, [sorˠɣ]

Noun

sorg f

1. worry, anxiety
2. sorrow, grief
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
     wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
     hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
     þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.

     or friendless me would soothe,
     allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
     how tough is sorrow as a companion,
     to whom little has dear confidants for himself.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sorg	sorga, sorge
accusative	sorge	sorga, sorge
genitive	sorge	sorga
dative	sorge	sorgum

Derived terms

• sorgful
• sorgian
• sorglēas
• orsorg

Descendants

• Middle English: sorȝe, sorwe, sorow
  • English: sorrow
  • Scots: sorow

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *surgō, from Proto-Indo-European *surgh- (“worry, care, be sick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Compare Old English sorh, sorg, Old Frisian sorge, Old Saxon sorga, Old High German sworga, sorga, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 (saurga).

Noun

sorg f (genitive sorgar, plural sorgir)

1. sorrow, grief

Declension

Declension of sorg (strong i-stem)

feminine	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

Descendants

• Icelandic: sorg
• Faroese: sorg
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sorg
• Norwegian Bokmål: sorg
• Old Swedish: sorgh
  • Swedish: sorg
• Danish: sorg

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sorg”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Romanian

Sorg

Etymology

Borrowed from French sorgho, Italian sorgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sorɡ/

Noun

sorg m (uncountable)

1. sorghum (cereal)

Declension

Declension of sorg

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sorg	sorgul
genitive-dative	sorg	sorgului
vocative	sorgule

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /sɔrj/

Noun

sorg c

1. sorrow, sadness (usually due to loss or other misfortune, often someone's death)

   Det var en djup sorg i hennes ögon

   There was a deep sadness in her eyes

   dränka sina sorger

   drown one's sorrows [idiomatic]

   1. mourning, grief

      sorgen efter hans döda kanin

      his mourning for his dead rabbit

      sorg och saknad

      grief and loss [grief and missing]

      svår sorg

      severe grief

      Jag beklagar sorgen

      I am sorry for your loss [idiomatic]

      hantera sorg

      cope with grief / deal with loss

2. a sorrow (something causing sorrow)

   Att tvingas stänga teatern är en stor sorg

   Being forced to close the theater is a great sorrow

Declension

Declension of sorg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sorg	sorgs
	definite	sorgen	sorgens
plural	indefinite	sorger	sorgers
	definite	sorgerna	sorgernas

Antonyms

• glädje

Related terms

• sorglig
• sorgsen
• sörja

See also

• ledsen
• lidande
• saknad

References

• sorg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sorg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sorg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)