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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rue \Rue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rued} (r[udd]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ruing}.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS.
hre['o]wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G.
reuen, Icel. hryggr grieved, hryg[eth] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf.
{Ruth}.]
1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
--Chaucer.
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I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. --Chapmen.
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Thy will
Chose freely what it now so justly rues. --Milton.
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2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth
me." --Chaucer.
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3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get
released from. [Prov. Eng.]
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