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Old English · adjective

sar

Normalised sār

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/sɑːr/
Syllables
sɑːr (1 syllable)
Modern English
sorepainpainfulsoreness

sar1 · adjective

Senses

  1. painful

    sāre æfter swǣsne. · Sorg bið ġenīwad,

    Then heart's wounds are heavier, painful after beloved. Sorrow is renewed

    Þonne bēoð þȳ hefiġran · heortan benne,

  2. sore

Declension

Strong declension of sar
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sārsārsār
Accusative sārnesāresār
Genitive sāressārresāres
Dative sārumsārresārum
Instrumental sāresārresāre
Plural
Nominative sāresārasāresār
Accusative sāresārasāresār
Genitive sārrasārrasārra
Dative sārumsārumsārum
Instrumental sārumsārumsārum
Weak declension of sar
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sārasāresāre
Accusative sāransāransāre
Genitive sāransāransāran
Dative sāransāransāran
Instrumental sāransāransāran
Plural
Nominative sāransāransāran
Accusative sāransāransāran
Genitive sārrasārenasārrasārenasārrasārena
Dative sārumsārumsārum
Instrumental sārumsārumsārum

sar2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. pain

  2. soreness

  3. sorrow

    Ne mæġ him þonne sē flǣsċhoma, þonne him þæt feorg losað, ne swēte forswelgan, ne sār ġefēlan, ne hond onhrēran ne mid hyġe þenċan.

    Then the fleshen-body cannot do anything for him, when life comes to nothing for him, nor swallow sweet, nor feel sorrow, nor move hand, nor think with wit.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sar
SingularPlural
Nominative sārsār
Accusative sārsār
Genitive sāressāra
Dative sāresārum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sair, from Proto-Germanic *sairaz.

From Proto-West Germanic *sair, from Proto-Germanic *sairą.

Descendants

sore

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