rewe

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English

Verb

rewe

Obsolete spelling of rue

Anagrams

Ewer, ewer, ewre, we're, weer, were, were-

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the oblique forms of Old English hrēow, from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu.

Alternative forms

rew, riwe, rywe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯(ə)/
Rhymes: -iu̯

Noun

rewe (plural rewes)

pity, sorrow, rue

Derived terms

reuful

Related terms

Descendants

English: rue (archaic)
Scots: rew, rue

References

“reu(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.

Adjective

rewe

sad, sorrowful
merciful

References

“reu(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.

Etymology 2

From the oblique forms of Old English rǣw, rāw; from Proto-Germanic *raiwō, *raih- (“row”).

Alternative forms

raw, rawe, reawe, reue, rowe, ryue

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛu̯(ə)/, /ˈrɔu̯(ə)/
Rhymes: -ɛu̯

Noun

rewe (plural rewes)

Descendants

English: row
Scots: raw
Yola: reoue, rooe

References

“reue, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.

Etymology 3

Noun

rewe

Alternative form of rue

Etymology 4

Verb

rewe

Alternative form of rowen (“to emit light”)

Etymology 5

Verb

rewe

Alternative form of rewen (“to regret”)

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