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Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by wirrbel on Monday December 30, 2019 @04:39AM (#21912153)
I am not convinced that Wehmut translates to sorecourage. The -mut ending appears in other emotions as well, Sanftmut, Schwermut for example. I think it relates to words like "Gemüt" and corresponds to "mood".

So

Soremood Softmood Heavymood

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Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by deaddodo on Monday December 30, 2019 @07:36PM (#21918032)
I took some liberties on a couple to try and capture the meaning of the German word; "einsam" for instance would better translate into "onesome".

I'm also not a native speaker, so I could be completely off.

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