Middle English Dictionary Entry
sōrī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | sōrī adv. |
| Etymology | From sōrī adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Sorrowfully; (b) sorely, severely; hard.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)2.pr.4.101 : Som man..wepeth ful sory for the trespas of his sone.
b
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)977 : An angel..Wiste hire drogen sori for ðrist.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2225 : He woren..sori ofrigt.
- a1500 The man that wol (Hrl 3542)p.308 : Smyte a rennyng quarter sory owte of thy honde.