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RUE, v.t. ru. [L. rudo, to roar, to bray.]

To lament; to regret; to grieve for; as, to rue the commission of a crime; to rue the day.

Thy will chose freely what it now so justly rues.

RUE, v.i. To have compassion. [Not in use.]

RUE, n. Sorrow; repentance. [Not in use.]

RUE, n. ru. [Gr. L.]

A plant of the genus Ruta, of several species. The common garden rue is medicinal, as a stimulant and detergent.


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RUE, v.t. ru. [L. rudo, to roar, to bray.]

To lament; to regret; to grieve for; as, to rue the commission of a crime; to rue the day.

Thy will chose freely what it now so justly rues.

RUE, v.i. To have compassion. [Not in use.]

RUE, n. Sorrow; repentance. [Not in use.]

RUE, n. ru. [Gr. L.]

A plant of the genus Ruta, of several species. The common garden rue is medicinal, as a stimulant and detergent.

RUE, n.1

Sorrow; repentance. [Not in use.] Shak.


RUE, n.2 [ru; Sax. rude; D. ruit; G. raute; Dan. rude; Gr. ῥυτη; L. and It. ruta; Sp. ruda; Fr. rue; Arm. ry; Ir. ruith, raith; Corn. ryte. Rue is a contracted word. Qu. from its bitter taste, grating, roughness.]

A plant of the genus Ruta, of several species. The common garden rue is medicinal. Encyc.


RUE, v.i.

To have compassion. [Not in use.] Chaucer.


RUE, v.t. [ru; Sax. reowian, hreowian; W. rhuaw, rhuadu; D. rouwen, G. reuen, to repent; Dan. and Sw. ruelse, contrition. This is the L. rudo, to roar, to bray. Class Rd.]

To lament; to regret; to grieve for; as, to rue the commission of a crime; to rue the day. Thy will / Chose freely what it now so justly rues. Milton.


Rue
  1. 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. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Sorrow; repetance.

    [Obs.] Shak.
  5. 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.

  6. To cause to grieve; to afflict.

    [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth me." Chaucer.
  7. 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.

  8. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.

    [Prov. Eng.]
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Rue

RUE, verb transitive ru. [Latin rudo, to roar, to bray.]

To lament; to regret; to grieve for; as, to rue the commission of a crime; to rue the day.

Thy will chose freely what it now so justly rues.

RUE, verb intransitive To have compassion. [Not in use.]

RUE, noun Sorrow; repentance. [Not in use.]

RUE, noun ru. [Gr. Latin ]

A plant of the genus Ruta, of several species. The common garden rue is medicinal, as a stimulant and detergent.

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