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Old English · verb

hreowan

Normalised hrēowan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class II
IPA: /ˈxre͜oː.wɑn/
[ˈr̥e͜oː.wɑn]
Syllables: ˈxre͜oː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: rue repent regret grieve

Meaning

to regret, rue, repent, or grieve (impersonal, with dative or accusative of subject)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hreowan
Indicative
	Present	Past
3rd singular	hrīewþ	hrēaw
Subjunctive
Singular	hrēowe	hruwe

Non-finite forms of hreowan
	Form
Infinitive	hrēowan
Inflected infinitive	hrēowenne
Present participle	hrēowende
Past participle	hrowen ġehrowen

All forms (9)

hrīewþ
hrēaw
hrēowe
hruwe
hrēowan
hrēowenne
hrēowende
hrowen
ġehrowen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan. Cognate with Old Saxon hriuwan and Old High German riuwan.

Descendants

rue

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