Word of the Day: Mourning and Morning

mourning

 

mourn-ing  /  môr-nĭng

 

noun  (no plural)

 

1. the act of feeling or showing sorrow; grief

I’m in mourning for my life.

Anton Chekhov, 1860 -1904

 

2. a period of time or to grieve for and honor someone who died

A wolf’s mourning is the fox’s feast.

Spanish Proverb

 

3. an outward sign of grief for someone who has died

Never dress in mourning before the dead man is in his coffin.

Creole Proverb

 

morning

 

morn-ing  /  môr-nĭng

 

noun

 

1. the time from when the sun rises until noon or from midnight until noon

In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.

English Proverb

 

2. sunrise; dawn

The darkness of night cannot stop the light of morning.

Cameroonian Proverb

 

3. the beginning; the first part

In the morning of life, work; in the mid day give council; in the evening, pray.

German Proverb