Mourn Definition

môrn

mourned, mourning, mourns

verb

To feel or express sorrow; lament; grieve.

Webster's New World

To grieve for someone who has died; specif., to manifest the conventional signs of such grief, as by wearing black clothing or a mourning band.

Webster's New World

To feel or express sorrow for (something regrettable)

Webster's New World

To make the low, continuous sound of a dove.

Webster's New World

To grieve for (someone who has died)

Webster's New World

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noun

(now literary) Sorrow, grief.

Wiktionary

A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.

Wiktionary

Origin of Mourn

Middle English mournen from Old English murnan (s)mer-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English murnan, cognate with French morne (“gloomy").

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