Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rue
Rue
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1. v. & n. --v.tr. (rues, rued, rueing or ruing) repent of; bitterly feel the consequences of; wish to be undone or non-existent (esp. rue the day). --n. archaic 1 repentance; dejection at some occurrence. 2 compassion or pity. Etymology: OE hreow, hreowan 2. n. a perennial evergreen shrub, Ruta graveolens, with bitter strong-scented leaves formerly used in medicine. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L ruta f. Gk rhute
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English rewe, from Old English hrēow; akin to Old High German hriuwa sorrow Date: before 12th century regret, sorrow , II. verb (~d; ruing) Date: 12th century transitive verb to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for, intransitive verb to feel sorrow, remorse, or regret, III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ruta, from Greek rhytē Date: 13th century a European strong-scented perennial woody herb (Ruta graveolens of the family Rutaceae, the ~ family) that has bitter leaves used medicinally ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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