sorgsen
Swedish
Etymology
Related to sorg (“sorrow”).
Pronunciation
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Usage notes
More towards a melancholic, gloomy, or "calm" kind of sadness compared to ledsen. Someone sad and bawling because their cat just died or the like would be ledsen. Someone ruminating over the past with a sad look on their face or suffering from a light depression would be sorgsen. Both words match English sad in tone, but with different intensity/immediacy.
Declension
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See also
- dyster (“gloomy”)
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