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Webster 1913 Edition
Rue
Rue
(rṳ)
, Noun.
[F.
rue
, L. ruta
, akin to Gr. ῥυτή
; cf. AS. rūde
.] 1.
(Bot.)
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
The visual nerve, for he had much to see.
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.
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.Rue
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rued
(rṳd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ruing
.] [OE.
rewen
, reouwen
, to grive, make sorry, AS. hreówan
; akin to OS. hrewan
, D. rouwen
, OHG. hriuwan
, G. reuen
, Icel. hryggr
grieved, hrygð
sorrow. √ 18. Cf. Ruth
.] 1.
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
Chose freely what it now so justly
rues
. Milton.
2.
To cause to grieve; to afflict.
[Obs.]
“God wot, it rueth me.” Chaucer.
3.
To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from.
[Prov. Eng.]
Rue
,Verb.
I.
1.
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.
2.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rue
RUE
,Verb.
T.
ru.
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.
I.
RUE
,Noun.
RUE
,Noun.
ru.
A plant of the genus Ruta, of several species. The common garden rue is medicinal, as a stimulant and detergent.