sarig

Meaning

1. sad, sorrowful, distressed, grieving, mournful

   Hē is sāriġ, for þon þe his frēond stearf.

   He is mournful, because his friend died.

2. causing distress, causing sorrow; painful, grievous, dismal

   Þæt sāriġe spell dēþ nānne mann blīþne.

   That sorrowful story makes no person happy.

3. grieved or vexed or regretful

   Sē is swīðe sāriġ for ðīnum earfoðum ⁊ for ðīnum wræcsīðe.

   He is very grieved by thy hardships and by thy exile.

   c. 900, The Old English Boethius

4. remorseful, penitent, apologetic

   God forġiefþ sāriġum synfullum.

   God forgives a penitent sinner.

5. a wretched or sorrowful person

   Gōd mann frēfreþ sāriġne.

   A good person comforts a sorrowful person.

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