erbarmen.
to take pity on, to have mercy for
Meaning & usage
to take pity on, to have mercy for
Herr, erbarme Dich unser.
Wer wird sich meiner armen Bücher erbarmen?.
Where this word comes from
Most likely related to archaic German Barm (“bosom”) and has the sense of "cherishing in one's bosom," from Middle High German barm, from Old High German barm, from Proto-West Germanic *barm. Alternatively, from Middle High German erbarmen, irbarmen, from Old High German irbarmēn (“to take pity, have mercy on”), from Proto-West Germanic *armēn (“to take pity”).
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