† sughv.
Obsolete.
1. intransitive. To sigh.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > audible breathing > [verb (intransitive)] > sigh
sichec893
sikec1175
sughc1175
sigh1377
sightc1450
sithec1450
suspirec1450
soughc1475
supire?1590
to break a sigh1765
sock1863
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 7924 Forr iwhillc mann birrþ wepenn her. & sikenn sare. & suhhȝhenn.
c1220 Bestiary in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 224 He suggeden and sorȝeden.
14.. R. Glouc. Chron. 6966 (MS. β) He sewede [MS. γ sighede] ful sore.
c1475 Partenay 5024 Raymounde..At the departson sughed sore in breste. [Cf. 1944 sowghid, 6164 sogheth.]
2. impersonal. To be distressing.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > cause mental pain or suffering to [verb (transitive)]
heavyc897
pineeOE
aileOE
sorryeOE
traya1000
sorrowOE
to work (also do) (a person) woeOE
angerc1175
smarta1200
to work, bake, brew balec1200
derve?c1225
grieve?c1225
sitc1225
sweam?c1225
gnawc1230
sughc1230
troublec1230
aggrievea1325
to think sweama1325
unframea1325
anguish1340
teen1340
sowa1352
distrainc1374
to-troublea1382
strain1382
unglad1390
afflicta1393
paina1393
distressa1400
hita1400
sorea1400
assayc1400
remordc1400
temptc1400
to sit (or set) one sorec1420
overthrow?a1425
visit1424
labour1437
passionc1470
arraya1500
constraina1500
misgrievea1500
attempt1525
exagitate1532
to wring to the worse1542
toil1549
lament1580
adolorate1598
rankle1659
try1702
to pass over ——1790
upset1805
to touch (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the raw1823
to put (a person) through it1855
bludgeon1888
to get to ——1904
to put through the hoop(s)1919
c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 158 & hat þet sorhe þersche in wið þe heorte wið sar bireowsunge. swa þet hire suhie. & pini þe flesch..mid feasten.
c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 391 He..Sesez childer of her sok, soghe hem so neuer.
Derivatives
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the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > [adjective]
eileOE
soreOE
balefulc1200
carefulc1200
aching?c1225
pinefulc1225
sughendc1230
pininga1250
stinginga1250
toughc1275
deringa1325
unsetec1325
unwinc1330
throlya1375
encumbrousc1384
grievable1390
painful1395
plaintfula1400
sweamlya1400
swemandc1400
temptingc1400
importunea1425
sweamfulc1430
penible?a1439
discomfortingc1450
grievingc1450
remordingc1450
sorousc1503
badc1530
paining1532
raw1548
nippingc1550
smartful1556
pinching1563
grievesome1568
griping1568
afflictive1576
pressing1591
boisterous1599
heartstruck1608
carkingc1620
gravaminous1659
vellicating1669
weary1785
traumatizing1970
gut-wrenching1972
c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 220 Mare of softe eoli þen of bitinde win. þet is. Mare of liðe wordes þen of suhinde.
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