bewail

Definition

To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.

Etymology

From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + wail.

Example Sentences

• "[…] Though in this city he Hath widow’d and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury, Yet he shall have a noble memory."
• "And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth."
• "[…] when the wind Blows keenly, it sends forth a creaking sound (Above the general roar of woods and crags) Distinctly heard from far--a doleful note! As if (so Grecian shepherds would have deemed) The Hamadryad, pent within, bewailed Some bitter wrong."