How do you say “grief” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say afan, chagrin, charpin, lagno, peno. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | afan, chagrin, charpin, lagno, peno |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
afan
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | sorrow, grief; toil |
chagrin
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | grief, sorrow; shagreen (leather) |
charpin
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | resentment, spite; grief; itch |
lagno
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | sorrow (noun), grief, worry; affliction; annoyance; displeasure; anxiety |
peno
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | sorrow (noun), grief, bolt; breakdown; quill; rock |