Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan. Cognate with Old Saxon hriuwan and Old High German riuwan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxre͜oː.wɑn/, [ˈr̥e͜oː.wɑn]

Verb edit

hrēowan

  1. to regret, rue, repent, or grieve (impersonal, with dative or accusative of subject)

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