rewth
Middle English
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editrewth
- ruth, pity
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Clerk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 579-580:
- Somwhat this lord hath rewthe in his manere;
But nathelees his purpos heeld he stille, [...]- Somewhat this lord had pity in his manner;
But nevertheless his purpose held he still, [...]
- Somewhat this lord had pity in his manner;
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Clerk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 579-580:
References
edit- “rewth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.