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Rue

Rue (rue)
n.(?)
Rue
[F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. (?); cf. AS. r(?)de.]
  1. 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 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

Rue (rue)
v. t.
Rue
  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 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

Rue (rue)
v. i.
Rue
  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.

Rue

Rue (rue)
n.
Rue
  1. Sorrow; repetance.
    [Obs.] Shak.












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