
wordlover-2015-07-19
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Today's word is rue, spelled R-U-E.
Rue is a verb that means to feel regret, remorse, or penitence for. Here is the word used in a sentence from the Utica Observer-Dispatch by Carolyn Bostick.
"While times do change, they don't always change for the best; Sheldon rues that Sundays are no longer a church-dominated day in many Christian denominations."
If you remember your high school French, or if you've ever strolled down the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, you may have the notion that the English word rue is somehow connected to the French word for "street." In actuality, the French and English words are not related at all. The English rue is originally from the Old English word hrēow, meaning "sorrow." Used as both a noun meaning "regret, sorrow" and, more frequently, as a verb. Rue is very old, dating back to before the 12th century.
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski. |