sorgsen

Etymology
Related to.

Adjective

 * 1) sad, feeling or expressing sorrow

Usage notes
More towards a melancholic, gloomy, or "calm" kind of sadness compared to. Someone sad and bawling because their cat just died or the like would be. Someone ruminating over the past with a sad look on their face or suffering from a light depression would be sorgsen. Both words match English in tone, but with different intensity/immediacy.