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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rue \Rue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruing}.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre[a2]wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrug[edh] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf. {Ruth}.] 1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. --Chaucer. I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. --Chapmen. Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. --Milton. 2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] [bd]God wot, it rueth me.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.] | |
