rewen
Middle English
/ˈriu̯ən/
verb
Definitions
- To experience shame, remorse or regret about something; to have afterthoughts or regret.
- To experience mental injury, pain or distress; to be of grave concern.
- To experience sympathy towards the weak; to be compassionate.
- (theology) To be repentant or admit repentance; to perform reparation for sin.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hrēowan (grieve, make sorry, rue) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną (repent, sadden) affix from Middle English rewe (row, rue).
Origin
Middle English
rewe
Gloss
row, rue
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- row English
- rue English
- *hrewwaną Proto-Germanic
- hreowan Old English
- hrēow Old English
- hrēowan Old English
- rǣw Old English
- reuful Middle English
- reuþe Middle English
- rewe Middle English
- rewes Middle English
- ruen Middle English
- hryggja Old Norse
- hryggva Old Norse
- hriuwan Old High German
- *hreuwan gmw-pro
- *riuwan Old Dutch
- hriuwan Old Saxon