erme

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verb

To grieve; to feel sad.

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lamentmournaggrievebesorrowcondoledarkenengrievegloom
OriginOld English yrman →
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Meanings

verberme (third-person singular simple present ermes, present participle erming, simple past and past participle ermed)

present singular third person ermes · participle present erming · participle past ermed · past ermed

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo grieve; to feel sad.

    Synonyms: lament, mourn, aggrieve, besorrow, condole, darken, engrieve, gloom

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo grieve; to feel sad.

Similar
lamentmournaggrievebesorrowcondoledarkenengrievegloomgrievegrievenbleedlamentmoanmournremorserepentregretruesigh
Also see
aggrievebesorrowcondoledarkenengrieveget a sad ongloomgrievegrievenlamentmoanmournregretruesaddensadden upsighsorrowunhappywayment

Origin

  1. Old Englishyrman
  2. Englisherme

From Middle English, from ermen, from Old English yrman. See yearn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

meremeeremerreem
Cite this entry
APA

erme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erme

MLA

“erme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erme. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erme,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erme.

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