† aˈrue, v. Obs.
For forms see rue v.
[:—OE. ofhreowan: see of- prefix and rue v.]
1. intr. To be sorry, to feel regret, compassion, or pity. Const. in OE. with genitive, represented in later times by of.
c 1000 ælfric Hom. (Sweet Reader 102) Se mæssepréost ðǽs mannes ofhréow. c 1302 Pol. Songs 188 The commun of Bruges ful sore con arewe. a 1400 E.E. Misc. (1855) 3 Of thy ruthe I wold a-ruwe. |
2. trans. (i.e. with simple object repr. orig. genitive). To be sorry for, regret, rue; to have compassion on, pity.
c 1220 Leg. St. Kath. 1379 Þe deore Drihtin areaw us. c 1300 Harrow. Hell 29 Jhesu Christ arew hem sore. c 1430 Freemasonry 338 That poynt thou schal never arewe. |
3. impers. It grieves, vexes, troubles (one).
a 1230 Juliana 35 Me areoweð þi sar. c 1320 Pol. Songs 240 Ȝet hym shulde arewen Of the arrerage. c 1430 Freemasonry 90 Hyt shal hym never thenne arewe. |