rue
Betekenis (English)
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- Sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Pity; compassion.
Concepts
Synonyms
feel sorrow
Ruta graveolens
herb of grace
feel remorse
be penitent
feel sorry
misericorde
be regretful
common rue
be contrite
be penitent for
herb-of-grace
be sorry for
repent of
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɹuː/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From Middle English rewe, reowe, from Old English hrēow (“sorrow, regret, penitence, repentance, penance”), from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu (“pain, sadness, regret, repentance”). Compare German reuen (“to regret, to repent”) and Dutch berouwen (“to regret, to repent”). Also compare with related Russian сокруша́ться (sokrušátʹsja, “to be distressed, to grieve (for, over)”), Russian круши́ть (krušítʹ, “to destroy, to shatter”).
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