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ge-hreówan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
ge-hreówan, p. -hreáw, pl. -hruwon; pp. -hrowen
To rue, repent, grieve, pity; pœnitere, dolere, miserere
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  • Mec his bysgu gehreáw

    his affliction grieved me,

    • Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 31
    • ;
    • Gn. 686
    • .
  • Generally impers.

    hit-hreóweþ, -hrýwþ; p. hit-hreáw

    It rues, it repents, it grieves, it pities;

    pœnitet, dolet, miseret;

  • hit-hreáw

    it grieved

  • :-- Him ðæt gehreówan mæg

    that may rue them,

    • Cd. 225; Th. 298, 29
    • ;
    • Sat. 540
    • .
  • Mec æt heortan gehreáw

    I repented at heart [lit. it repented me at heart ],

    • Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 18
    • ;
    • Cri. 1494
    • :
    • Cd. 221; Th. 288, 2
    • ;
    • Sat. 374
    • .
Derived forms
hreówan
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