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Old English · adjective

hreowig

Normalised hrēowiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxre͜oː.wij/
[ˈr̥e͜oː.wij]
Syllables
ˈxre͜oː · wij (2 syllables)
Modern English
sorrowful

Meaning

  1. sorrowful

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From hrēow (“sorrow”) + -iġ

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