rewe

See also: Rewe

English

Verb

rewe

  1. Obsolete spelling of rue.

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈriu̯(ə)/
    • Rhymes: -iu̯

    Noun

    rewe (plural rewes)

    1. pity, sorrow, rue
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • English: rue (archaic)
    • Scots: rew, rue
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    Adjective

    rewe

    1. sad, sorrowful
    2. merciful
    References

    Etymology 2

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

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      rewe (plural rewes)

      1. row, ordered arrangement
      2. line, rule
      3. group, army
      4. order, sequence
      Descendants
      References

      Etymology 3

      Noun

      rewe

      1. alternative form of rue

      Etymology 4

      Verb

      rewe

      1. alternative form of rowen (to emit light)

      Etymology 5

      Verb

      rewe

      1. alternative form of rewen (to regret)