† yomerȝomeradj.
Obsolete.
Sorrowful, wretched; grievous, doleful.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [adjective]
sorelyc888
gramec893
sorrowfuleOE
unblithec897
sorryeOE
carefulOE
charyOE
sickOE
yomerOE
sorry-moodOE
sweerc1000
yomerlyOE
sorrilyOE
woea1200
balec1220
sorry?c1225
sorec1275
sorec1275
gremefula1300
sada1300
ruthlyc1300
thoughtfulc1300
woebegonea1325
heavyc1330
grievousc1374
woefula1375
sorrowya1382
dereful?a1400
sorousa1400
sytefula1400
teenfula1400
wrotha1400
balefulc1400
tristy?c1400
tristc1420
dolefulc1430
wapped in woec1440
yhevidc1440
dolenta1450
condolentc1460
discomforted1477
tristfula1492
sorrow1496
dram?a1513
dolorous1513
earnful?1527
troublous1535
amort1546
mournfula1558
passioned1560
sadded1566
tristive1578
distressed1586
passionate1586
sorrowed1596
distressful1601
passionful1605
sighful1606
contristed1625
anguishinga1642
sadful1658
saddened1665
tristitious1694
sick as a parrot1705
pangful1727
woesome1778
grieving1807
ruesome1833
yearned1838
doleant1861
mournsome1869
thoughted1869
tragical1887
grief-stricken1905
OE Husband's Message 22 Heht nu sylfa þe lustum læran, þæt þu lagu drefde, siþþan þu gehyrde on hliþes oran galan geomorne geac on bearwe.
OE Beowulf 49 Him wæs geomor sefa.
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 169 Þe he þolede þe ȝimere pine he makede ane reuliche meninge.
a1225 Leg. Kath. 1831 Twa hundret cnihtes,..þat ȝeuen anan up hare ȝeomere bileaue.
c1250 Kent. Serm. in Old Eng. Misc. 30 Þo..þet þurch yemere werkes oþer þurch yemer i-wil liesed þo blisce of heuene.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8267 Þer wes þa Hengest cnihten alre ȝeomerest.
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 215 Þer me ssel..do al out alle seculere niedes, yemere þoȝtes, and þenche an his sseppere.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [noun]
uselldomc1175
yomernessc1250
caitifty1340
miseryc1375
deploration1490
caitifdoma1500
villainya1571
deplorableness1649
sorriness1668
squalor1860
the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [noun]
unselthc888
ermtheOE
unselea1023
wellawayOE
wretchhead1154
wandrethc1175
woec1175
wanea1200
wretchdom?c1225
yomernessc1250
balec1275
un-i-selec1275
wan-siðc1275
unseelinessa1300
wretchedheada1300
cursedness1303
wretcheddomc1320
wrechea1325
wretchnessa1330
tribulationc1330
wretchednessa1340
caitifty1340
meeknessa1382
unwealsomeness1382
infelicityc1384
caitifhedea1400
ill liking?a1400
sorea1400
ungleea1400
unweala1400
caitifnessc1400
deploration1490
caitifdoma1500
woefulnessa1513
misery1527
miserity1533
mishappinessa1542
unwealfulnessa1555
tribulance1575
miserableness1613
agony1621
desolatenessa1626
unblissa1628
unhappiness1722
misère1791
shadow1855
valley1882
miz1918
the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > tribulation, trouble, or affliction > state of misery
wretchhead1154
uselldomc1175
wretchdom?c1225
yomernessc1250
wan-siðc1275
werea1300
wretchedheada1300
cursedness1303
wrechea1325
wretchnessa1330
wretchednessa1340
caitifty1340
miseryc1375
caitifhedea1400
languora1400
caitifnessc1400
deploration1490
caitifdoma1500
pitya1500
unkindness1502
woefulnessa1513
miserability1559
villainya1571
ungraciousness1578
miserableness1613
deplorableness1649
misère1791
dismals1829
unblessedness1836
c1250 Kent. Serm. in Old Eng. Misc. 28 Þo gode werkes þet is biter to þo yemernesse of ure flesce.
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† yomerȝomerv.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To murmur, complain; to lament, mourn.
ΘΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > moaning or groaning > moan or groan [verb (intransitive)]
groan7..
yomer971
woneOE
quaina1400
croaka1500
granka1500
moan1798
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > complain [verb (intransitive)]
murkeOE
misspeakOE
yomer971
chidea1000
murkenOE
grutch?c1225
mean?a1300
hum13..
plainta1325
gruntc1325
plainc1325
musea1382
murmurc1390
complain1393
contrary1393
flitec1400
pinea1425
grummec1430
aggrudge1440
hoinec1440
mutterc1450
grudge1461
channerc1480
grunch1487
repine1529
storm?1553
expostulate1561
grumblea1586
gruntle1591
chunter1599
swagger1599
maunder1622
orp1634
objurgate1642
pitter1672
yelp1706
yammer1794
natter1804
murgeon1808
groan1816
squawk1875
jower1879
grouse1887
beef1888
to whip the cat1892
holler1904
yip1907
peeve1912
grouch1916
nark1916
to sound off1918
create1919
moana1922
crib1925
tick1925
bitch1930
gripe1932
bind1942
drip1942
kvetchc1950
to rag on1979
wrinch2011
971 Blickl. Hom. 113 For þære geomrunga þæs oþres deaþes.
OE Beowulf 1118 Ides gnornode, geomrode giddum.
c1230 Hali Meid. 35 Þat unrotes uuel, þat pine upo pine, þat wondrende ȝeomerunge.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11723 Gullen þa helmes ȝeoumereden [c1300 Otho ȝeomerede] eorles.
c1400 Anturs Arth. ix Hit ȝaulut, hit ȝamurt, lyke a woman.
Derivatives
ΘΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > moaning or groaning > [noun]
woningc950
groaningc1000
yomeringc1000
i-mone1297
bemoaningc1300
groanc1325
moan1599
moaning1724
granking1807
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > action of complaining
yomeringc1000
grutching?c1225
plainingc1300
complaintc1384
murmurc1385
murmurationc1390
groiningc1405
grudgingc1420
musinga1425
querimonyc1450
storming1461
mutteringc1475
grudge1477
grunching1487
murmuringc1530
muting1542
repining1550
orpingc1598
maundering1611
oggannition1625
jowering1628
remonstrating1647
regrudginga1677
complaining1702
pesting1705
yammering1705
growling1752
pine1804
gruntling1834
bitching1939
griping1945
pissing1947
bitch1975
kitchen-sinking1975
c1000 in J. Stevenson Lat. Hymns Anglo-Saxon Church (1851) 21 Bena geomrigende we asendaþ.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1722 The Grekes..vs to grefe broght,..And to yow & also yours ȝomeryng for euer.
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