bewail
verb
- to express grief over; lament
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bɪˈweɪl/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + wail.
- To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
“[…] Though in this city he Hath widow’d and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury, Yet he shall have a noble memory.”
“And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.”