hreowan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to regret, rue, repent, or grieve (impersonal, with dative or accusative of subject)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną (repent, sadden).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hrewwaną

Gloss

repent, sadden

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*hrewwaną Proto-Germanic
hrēowan Old English
hryggja Old Norse
hryggva Old Norse
hriuwan Old High German
*hreuwan gmw-pro
*riuwan Old Dutch
hriuwan Old Saxon

hrēowan