rewe
Middle English
/riu̯/, /ˈrɛu̯/
noun
Definitions
- pity, sorrow, rue
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hrēow (penance, repentance, grief, regret, sorrow, penitence) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrewwō (sadness, regret, repentance, pain).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hrewwō
Gloss
sadness, regret, repentance, pain
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
悲, 哀
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arow English
- bushrue English
- checkrow English
- cornrow English
- crossrow English
- fencerow English
- groundrow English
- hedgerow English
- interrow English
- meadowrue English
- midrow English
- multirow English
- outrow English
- row English
- row house English
- rowable English
- rowboat English
- rowed English
- rower English
- rowest English
- roweth English
- rowhome English
- rowhouse English
- rowless English
- rowmate English
- rown English
- rowport English
- rowwise English
- rue English
- rue-bargain English
- rueful English
- ruesome English
- ruly English
- ruth English
- shedrow English
- subrow English
- toothrow English
- windrow English
- *krew- Proto-Indo-European
- *hrewwō Proto-Germanic
- *raiwō Proto-Germanic
- hreow Old English
- hreowcearig Old English
- hreowlic Old English
- hreowlice Old English
- hrēow Old English
- hrēowan Old English
- rǣw Old English
- reuful Middle English
- reuþe Middle English
- reuþeles Middle English
- reuþful Middle English
- rew Middle English
- rewen Middle English
- rewes Middle English
- hrygð Old Norse
- *hreuwu gmw-pro