hreow

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xre͜oːw/, [r̥e͜oːw]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu.

Noun

hrēow f

2. regret, remorse
3. repentance
4. sorrow

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hrēow	hrēowa, hrēowe
accusative	hrēowe	hrēowa, hrēowe
genitive	hrēowe	hrēowa
dative	hrēowe	hrēowum

Derived terms

• hrēowċeariġ
• hrēowiġ
• hrēowlīċ
• hrēowlīċe

Related terms

• hrēowan

Descendants

• Middle English: rewe
  • English: rue (archaic)
  • Scots: rew, rue

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hriwwijaz.

Alternative forms

• hrēowe

Adjective

hrēow

2. sad
3. repentant

Declension

Declension of hrēow — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrēow	hrēow	hrēow
Accusative	hrēowne	hrēowe	hrēow
Genitive	hrēowes	hrēowre	hrēowes
Dative	hrēowum	hrēowre	hrēowum
Instrumental	hrēowe	hrēowre	hrēowe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrēowe	hrēowa, hrēowe	hrēow
Accusative	hrēowe	hrēowa, hrēowe	hrēow
Genitive	hrēowra	hrēowra	hrēowra
Dative	hrēowum	hrēowum	hrēowum
Instrumental	hrēowum	hrēowum	hrēowum

Declension of hrēow — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrēowa	hrēowe	hrēowe
Accusative	hrēowan	hrēowan	hrēowe
Genitive	hrēowan	hrēowan	hrēowan
Dative	hrēowan	hrēowan	hrēowan
Instrumental	hrēowan	hrēowan	hrēowan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrēowan	hrēowan	hrēowan
Accusative	hrēowan	hrēowan	hrēowan
Genitive	hrēowra, hrēowena	hrēowra, hrēowena	hrēowra, hrēowena
Dative	hrēowum	hrēowum	hrēowum
Instrumental	hrēowum	hrēowum	hrēowum