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† aˈrue, v. Obs.
For forms see rue v.
[:—OE. ofhreowan: see of- prefix and rue v.]
1. intr. To be sorry, to feel regret, compassion, or pity. Const. in OE. with genitive, represented in later times by of.
c1000ælfric Hom. (Sweet Reader 102) Se mæssepréost ðǽs mannes ofhréow. c1302Pol. Songs 188 The commun of Bruges ful sore con arewe. a1400E.E. Misc. (1855) 3 Of thy ruthe I wold a-ruwe.
2. trans. (i.e. with simple object repr. orig. genitive). To be sorry for, regret, rue; to have compassion on, pity.
c1220Leg. St. Kath. 1379 Þe deore Drihtin areaw us. c1300Harrow. Hell 29 Jhesu Christ arew hem sore. c1430Freemasonry 338 That poynt thou schal never arewe.
3. impers. It grieves, vexes, troubles (one).
a1230Juliana 35 Me areoweð þi sar. c1320Pol. Songs 240 Ȝet hym shulde arewen Of the arrerage. c1430Freemasonry 90 Hyt shal hym never thenne arewe. |