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Old English

murnan

to feel or express sorrow

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A visibly grieving woman kneels beside a grave, tears on her cheeks and shoulders bowed, resting one hand on the headstone with flowers laid at its base.
verb

mourn

MORN/mɔːrn/

To feel or express sorrow over a loss.

Etymology
mournOld Englishto feel or express sorrow

Old English murnan covered sorrow, regret, and even anxious concern. The selected sense focuses that broader sorrow on death or loss, including outward displays of grief.

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