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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1611-1617
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(Sorrowing,) Sorowing, ppl. adj. [18th c. Eng. sorrowing (1705); Sor(r)ow v.] Full of sorrow, mournful. — c1611–c1617 Mure Early Misc. P. xii 3.
My sorowing sighes … do not dispyse
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"Sorrowing ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/sorrowing_ppl_adj>
