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Old English · verb

murnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈmur.nɑn/
[ˈmurˠ.nɑn]
Syllables
ˈmur · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
mourn

Meaning

  1. to care for, worry about

  2. to be sorrowful, to mourn

    Cwōm sēo murnende Marīa on dæġrēd, hēht hȳ ōþre mid eorles dohtor.

    The mourning Maria came on the dawn, bade the other daughter of the man.

    10th century, The Descent into Hell:

Conjugation

Conjugation of murnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular murnemearnmurnde
2nd singular myrnstmurnestmurnstmurnemurndest
3rd singular myrnþmurneþmurnþmearnmurnde
Plural murnaþmurnonmurndon
Subjunctive
Singular murnemurnemurnde
Plural murnenmurnenmurnden
Non-finite forms of murnan
Form
Infinitive murnan
Inflected infinitive murnenne
Imperative singular murn
Imperative plural murnaþ
Present participle murnende
Past participle mornenġemornenmurnedġemurned

All forms (23)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Cognate with Old Saxon mornan, Old High German mornēn, Old Norse morna, Gothic (maurnan).

Descendants

mourn

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