Related to sorg (“sorrow”).
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sorgsen (comparative sorgsnare, superlative sorgsnast)
More towards melancholic, gloomy, or "calm" sadness compared to ledsen. Someone sad and bawling because their cat just died is ledsen. Someone ruminating over the past with a sad look on their face or suffering from a light depression is sorgsen. Both words match English sad in tone, but with different intensity / immediacy.
Inflection of sorgsen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | sorgsen | sorgsnare | sorgsnast |
Neuter singular | sorgset | sorgsnare | sorgsnast |
Plural | sorgsna | sorgsnare | sorgsnast |
Masculine plural3 | sorgsne | sorgsnare | sorgsnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | sorgsne | sorgsnare | sorgsnaste |
All | sorgsna | sorgsnare | sorgsnaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |