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English
Etymology
From heart + sore. Compare Saterland Frisian Haatseer (“heartache”), West Frisian hertsear (“heartache”), Dutch hartzeer (“heartache”), German Low German Hartsehr (“heartache”).
Adjective
heartsore (comparative more heartsore, superlative most heartsore)
- Heartsick.
- Synonyms: sorrowful, grief-stricken, grieving
Noun
heartsore (countable and uncountable, plural heartsores)
- (rare) Heartache, misery, grief.
1885, Alfred J. Cohen, Jonathan's home, by Alan Dale, page 104:They remain as eye-sores, and, I might say, heartsores; for God knows there is misery enough within those wretched portals.
1904, George McCall Theal, Records of the Cape Colony, page 278:The witness says: That is true, I did say that through heartsore, because my Master beat the child, although it was not so much, and it is true that when I was so angry Master and Mistress prevented me.