rue

To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.

(no longer used) To feel sorrow or regret.

(no longer used) To feel compassion or pity; to take pity (on), to have compassion (on).

(no longer used) To cause to feel sorrow or pity.

(no longer used) To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.

Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.

(dialect, no longer used) Sorrow; repentance; regret.

(dialect, no longer used) Pity; compassion.