leidsam.
woeful, distressing, sorrowful
Meaning & usage
woeful, distressing, sorrowful
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German leitsam, from Old High German leidsam, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþsam, equivalent to leid + -sam. Cognate with English loathsome, Scots laithsome.
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