ruing
present participle of rue
• Irgun, rugin, unrig, uring
Source: Wiktionary
Rue, n. Etym: [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. r.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. Milton. They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. Jer. Taylor.
2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. Goat's rue. See under Goat.
– Rue anemone, a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States.
– Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.
Rue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruing.] Etym: [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hreówan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrugedh sorrow. sq. root 18. Cf. Ruth.]
1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. Chaucer. I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. Chapmen. Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. Milton.
2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth me." Chaucer.
3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.]
Rue, v. i.
1. To have compassion. [Obs.] God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue. Chaucer. Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. Ridley.
2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. Chaucer. Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. Tennyson.
Rue, n. Etym: [AS. hreów. See Rue, v. t.]
Definition: Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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