þrówung

þrówung
f (-e/-a) suffering as opposed to doing; suffering which is painful; as a medical term, painful symptom; suffering that is undergone for the sake of religion, suffering of persecution, cross (in the phrase to take up one's cross); suffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdom; anniversary of martyrdom, anniversary of a martyr's suffering

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • efenþrówung — f ( e/ a) a suffering together, compassion …   Old to modern English dictionary

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  • 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

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