medelijden

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • compassion, sympathy for the suffering of another

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch medeliden derived from Middle High German mitelīden compound from Dutch, Flemish mede (with, mead, co-, along) + Dutch, Flemish lijden (suffer, suffering, undergo, abide, dree).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

lijden

Gloss

suffer, suffering, undergo, abide, dree

Concept
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The body

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