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# hrēow **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Old English **Slug:** hreow ## Words From This Root - ruth - compassion or pity for another's suffering (archaic) - ruthful - an archaic word meaning full of sorrow or compassion; pitiful - ruefully - in a manner expressing regret or sorrow
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Words from this root
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ruth
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/ruθ/
compassion or pity for another's suffering (archaic)
ruthful
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/ˈruθfəl/
an archaic word meaning full of sorrow or compassion; pitiful
ruefully
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/ˈrufəli/
in a manner expressing regret or sorrow
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