Old English · adjective
hreow
Normalised hrēow
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /xre͜oːw/[r̥e͜oːw]
- Syllables
- xre͜oːw (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- regretsadremorserepentantruerepentance
hreow1 · adjective
Senses
-
sad
-
repentant
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hrēow | hrēow | hrēow |
| Accusative | hrēowne | hrēowe | hrēow |
| Genitive | hrēowes | hrēowre | hrēowes |
| Dative | hrēowum | hrēowre | hrēowum |
| Instrumental | hrēowe | hrēowre | hrēowe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hrēowe | hrēowahrēowe | hrēow |
| Accusative | hrēowe | hrēowahrēowe | hrēow |
| Genitive | hrēowra | hrēowra | hrēowra |
| Dative | hrēowum | hrēowum | hrēowum |
| Instrumental | hrēowum | hrēowum | hrēowum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hrēowa | hrēowe | hrēowe |
| Accusative | hrēowan | hrēowan | hrēowe |
| Genitive | hrēowan | hrēowan | hrēowan |
| Dative | hrēowan | hrēowan | hrēowan |
| Instrumental | hrēowan | hrēowan | hrēowan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hrēowan | hrēowan | hrēowan |
| Accusative | hrēowan | hrēowan | hrēowan |
| Genitive | hrēowrahrēowena | hrēowrahrēowena | hrēowrahrēowena |
| Dative | hrēowum | hrēowum | hrēowum |
| Instrumental | hrēowum | hrēowum | hrēowum |
hreow2 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
regret, remorse
-
repentance
-
sorrow
Declension · strong ō-stem
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hriwwijaz.
From Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu.
Descendants
rue
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