"sory" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɔːriː/, /ˈsɔriː/ Forms: sorye [plural], sorye [singular, weak], sorier [comparative], soriest [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sairag, from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz. Equivalent to sore + -y. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sāriġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sāriġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|sāriġ}} Inherited from Old English sāriġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sairag}} Proto-West Germanic *sairag, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sairagaz}} Proto-Germanic *sairagaz, {{af|enm|sore|-y}} sore + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|sorye|comparative|sorier|superlative|soriest|head=}} sory (plural and weak singular sorye, comparative sorier, superlative soriest), {{enm-adj|sorye|sorier|soriest}} sory (plural and weak singular sorye, comparative sorier, superlative soriest)
  1. sad, sorrowful
    painful, distressful
    Sense id: en-sory-enm-adj-W4PZ6qsg
  2. sad, sorrowful
    sorry, remorseful, regretful
    Sense id: en-sory-enm-adj-qoSUg~f3
  3. pitiful, downtrodden, dismal:
    cheap, low-quality
    Sense id: en-sory-enm-adj-m-3mO41j
  4. pitiful, downtrodden, dismal:
    luckless; cheated by fate
    Sense id: en-sory-enm-adj-U4QK9BZV
  5. iniquitous, malicious; having bad intentions
    Sense id: en-sory-enm-adj-9~84SUCY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sari, sary, soory, sori, sorry, sariȝ, særi [Early-Middle-English] Derived forms: sorinesse, soryly

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɔːriː/, /ˈsɔriː/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sairag, from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz. Equivalent to sore + -y. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sāriġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sāriġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|sāriġ}} Inherited from Old English sāriġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sairag}} Proto-West Germanic *sairag, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sairagaz}} Proto-Germanic *sairagaz, {{af|enm|sore|-y}} sore + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} sory, {{enm-adv}} sory
  1. (rare) harshly, intensely; with extreme force Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sory-enm-adv-esx5he5A
  2. (rare) sadly; while upset Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-sory-enm-adv-L5BTbGQr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sari, sary, soory, sori, sorry, sariȝ, særi [Early-Middle-English]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sāriġ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "sāriġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old English sāriġ",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sairag"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sairag",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sairagaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sairagaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "sore",
        "3": "-y"
      },
      "expansion": "sore + -y",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sairag, from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz. Equivalent to sore + -y.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sory",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sory",
      "name": "enm-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "harshly, intensely; with extreme force"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harshly",
          "harshly"
        ],
        [
          "intensely",
          "intensely"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) harshly, intensely; with extreme force"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sadly; while upset"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sadly",
          "sadly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) sadly; while upset"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːriː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔriː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sari"
    },
    {
      "word": "sary"
    },
    {
      "word": "soory"
    },
    {
      "word": "sori"
    },
    {
      "word": "sorry"
    },
    {
      "word": "sariȝ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "særi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sory"
}

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