hreow

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hrēoƿ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hreːow/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hrewwō.

Noun

hrēow f

  1. regret, remorse
    Wē sċulon bēon mihtiġe, and fæġre, and būtan hrēowe.
    We must be powerful, beautiful, and without regret.
    Iċ mǣne, hēr iċ eom, mid eallum þissum hrēowum libbende, þenċende þæt iċ yfelode ealle þās menn and tōwearp mīn līf…
    I mean, here I am, living with all these regrets, thinking that I wronged all these people and ruined my life…
    Ne ætīewaþ hīe nāne hrēowe heora misdǣda, ac hīe begāþ forþ āne firene æfter ōðre.
    They show no remorse for their misdeeds, but continue to commit one crime after another.
  2. repentance
  3. sorrow

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hriwwiz.

Alternative forms

  • hrēowe

Adjective

hrēow

  1. sad
  2. repentant
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