"Grievable" is a word in ENGLISH
Lamentable.
Only hinted at in some of these tales, and clearly stated in others, it is apparent that there was a long and continuing conflict between paganism and Christianity in the early centuries A.D. This may also be the explanation behind other well creation tales, such as the slaying by St Barry of a 'great serpent' in County Roscommon. The saint thrust his crozier at it before it disappeared into Lough Lagan, and where his knee touched the ground, a holy well, Tobar Barry, sprang up. Although the serpent may represent paganism, and the saint's victory is therefore the victory of Christianity over paganism, we cannot entirely ignore the possibility that some of the serpents in similar Irish tales may have been real water monsters, which are still seen from time to time in the lakes of Ireland and Scotland. These eerie, ugly monsters, with their aura of primeval mystery, appropriately symbolize the uncouth savagery which the Christians attributed to all non-Christian beliefs; but that is not to say that the monsters were totally symbolic and did not have a reality of their own.
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To grieve; to lament.
Read the complete definitionbákhò - Grief, sorrow, lament, lamentation, wail, complaint, plaint, groan, moan, sigh; to sigh, groan, moan, lament, grieve, wail, complain, …
Read the complete definitionbalakhóon - (H) Lamentable, grievous, deplorable, to be grieved at; grief, sorrow, weeping. (cf. bákhò, hilibíon).
Read the complete definitionTo express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
Read the complete definitionTo express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.
Read the complete definitionTo express grief; to lament.
Read the complete definitionSuch as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
Read the complete definitionOne who bewails or laments.
Read the complete definitionWailing over; lamenting.
Read the complete definitionTo give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly …
Read the complete definitionTo lament; to bewail.
Read the complete definitionOne who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer.
Read the complete definitionExpression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
Read the complete definitionTo lament or grieve over.
Read the complete definitionSorrow; mourning; lamentation.
Read the complete definitionA lamentation for the dead; a dirge.
Read the complete definitionTo utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to …
Read the complete definitionAny expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.
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Read the complete definitionThe act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
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