† birewnessn.
Obsolete.
Commiseration, compassion, ruth, pity.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun]
rutha1200
ruenessa1225
ruefulnessc1225
birewnessa1250
pityc1300
ruea1325
compassionc1340
midtholing1340
miserationa1382
rueinga1382
bowel1382
mildc1390
tendresse1390
ruefulhead?a1400
ruthnessa1400
tendernessa1400
compunction1430
bowels of compassion1526
remorse1538
commiseration1582
kindheartedness1583
commorse1595
earning1603
tender-heartedness1607
compassionateness1614
visceraa1651
ruthfulness1674
karuna1850
a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 29 Uor þi þet [he]..þuruh ðe bireounesse cririe crist inwardliche merci uor ou.
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