sorrel, sorell, sorrell

& s. [A dim in. from O. Fr. sor (Fr. saur )=of a sorrel color; saure = a sorrel horse or color, from Low Ger. so or =sear, dried, withered; Dutch zoor sear, withered. Cf. Ital. sauro, soro =a sorrel horse.] [SOREL, 8.] A. As adjective : Of a reddish or yellowish-brown color. IMG:content-1745.png:[blocks in formation] Bot .: The English name for Oxalis magellanica . ( New Zealand .) sor-ri-lý, adv. [Eng. sorry; -ly.] In a sorry, miserable, or wretched manner; wretchedly, miserably. "This fort was but sorrily governed when I was there." -Dampier : Voyages (an. 1600). sor-ri-ně , *sor-i-ne e, subst. [Eng. sorry; -ne .] *1. Sorrow. 2. The quality or state of being sorry; wretchedne , meanne , poorne . sor-rōw, *sorghe, *sor-ow, *sor-owe, *sorwe, sub . [A. S. sorg , sorh (gen it., dat. & acc us. sorge ); cogn. with Dutch zorg =care, anxiety; Icel. sorg care; Dan. & Sw.sorg ; Goth. saurga ; Ger. sorge .] The feeling of uneasine or pain of mind arising. from a lo of any good, real or supposed, or by dis appointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or experienced evil; regret, sadne , mourning. "Sorrows are well allow'd, and sweeten nature." Mas singer: A Very Woman, iii. 4.