Mourn

Mourn

Verb · /mɔːn/

Definition

To feel or express great sadness or grief, especially following a death; to grieve for a person who has died; to feel regret or sadness about something lost.

Origin

From Old English murnan (to grieve, care for, be anxious), from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Related to Old High German mornen and Gothic maurnan (to be anxious). The word has been in English since the earliest recorded period and carries a weight of cultural and literary significance in the context of bereavement, loss, and public grief.