Associations to the word «Mourn»

Wiktionary

MOURN, verb. To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
MOURN, noun. (now literary) Sorrow, grief.
MOURN, noun. A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.

Dictionary definition

MOURN, verb. Feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child".
MOURN, verb. Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats