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rue(1) (iou)



rue noun1. [ru:] Now arch. exc. Scot.
[Old English hreow = Middle Low German, Middle Dutch rouwe, Dutch rouw, Old High German (h)riuwa (German Reue), rel. to RUE verb.]
Repentance, regret; sorrow, dejection. OE.
take the rue Scot. repent; take offence.
A. E. Housman With rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had.
Pity, compassion. ME.