- midþrówung
- f (-e/-a) compassion
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
compassion — mid 14c., from O.Fr. compassion sympathy, pity (12c.), from L.L. compassionem (nom. compassio) sympathy, noun of state from pp. stem of compati to feel pity, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + pati to suffer (see PASSION (Cf … Etymology dictionary