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
References

Adjective

rewe

  1. sad, sorrowful
  2. merciful
References

Etymology 2

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