Word of the Day 9.7.08
rue 1 (r
)
v. rued, ru·ing, rues
v.tr.
To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for.
v.intr.
To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow.
n.
Sorrow; regret: “To their rue, the Social Democrats have to acknowledge that the Conservative-Liberal coalition has captured the center where elections are won” Elizabeth Pond.
[Middle English ruen, from Old English hr
owan, to affect with grief, and hrowian, to repent.]
ru
er n.
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rue 1 (r)
v. rued, ru·ing, rues
v.tr.
To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for.
v.intr.
To feel regret, remorse, or sorrow.
n.
Sorrow; regret: “To their rue, the Social Democrats have to acknowledge that the Conservative-Liberal coalition has captured the center where elections are won” Elizabeth Pond.
[Middle English ruen, from Old English hrowan, to affect with grief, and hrowian, to repent.]
ruer n.
rue 1
Verb
[ruing, rued] Literary to feel regret for [Old English hr?owan]
rue 2
Noun
an aromatic shrub with bitter evergreen leaves formerly used in medicine [Greek rhut?]
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