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mourneth

mourneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mourn.

Meaning of mourn

Verb

mourn (third-person singular simple present mourns, present participle mourning, simple past and past participle mourned)

  1. (ambitransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
    • For two months, she mourned her father's passing.
  2. (ambitransitive) To engage in the social customs of mourning; to commemorate a death and/or honour the deceased socially.
    • In that society, a spouse is mourned for one year, a parent for six months.
  3. (transitive) To utter in a sorrowful manner.
  4. (intransitive) To wear mourning.

See all 6 meanings of mourn

Origin of mourneth

From mourn + -eth.

Questions about mourneth

What is mourneth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mourneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mourn.

Words near mourneth in the dictionary

  1. mourneresses
  2. mourners
  3. mourners' bench
  4. mournes
  5. mournest
  6. mourneth
  7. mournful
  8. mournfulest
  9. mournfull
  10. mournfuller
  11. mournfullest

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