rewe

See also: Rewe

English

Verb

rewe

1. Obsolete spelling of rue

Anagrams

• Ewer, ewer, ewre, we're, weer, were, were-

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the oblique forms of Old English hrēow, from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu.

Alternative forms

• rew, riwe, rywe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯(ə)/
• Rhymes: -iu̯

Noun

rewe (plural rewes)

2. pity, sorrow, rue

Derived terms

• reuful

Related terms

• reuþe
• rewly
• rewen

Descendants

• English: rue (archaic)
• Scots: rew, rue

References

• “reu(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.

Adjective

rewe

2. sad, sorrowful
3. merciful

References

• “reu(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• raw, rawe, reawe, reue, rowe, ryue

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛu̯(ə)/, /ˈrɔu̯(ə)/
• Rhymes: -ɛu̯

Noun

rewe (plural rewes)

2. row, ordered arrangement
3. line, rule
4. group, army
5. order, sequence

Descendants

• English: row
• Scots: raw
• Yola: reoue, rooe

References

• “reue, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.

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”)