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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rue \Rue\, noun [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. ?; cf. AS. r?de.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rue \Rue\, noun [AS. hre['o]w. See {Rue}, verb (used with an object)] Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rue \Rue\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Rued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruing}.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre['o]wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrug[eth] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf. {Ruth}.]
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.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rue \Rue\, verb (used without an object)
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rue
noun
1: European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [syn: {herb of grace}, {Ruta graveolens}]
2: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
3: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: {sorrow}, {regret}, {ruefulness}]
4: (French) a street or road in France
verb: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: {repent}, {regret}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "rue": affliction, anguish, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, care, commiseration, compassion, compunction, contriteness, contrition, deplore, dole, grief, heartache, heartbreak, penance, penitently, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, repent, repentance, repine, rue the day, ruth, sympathy, woe
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Rue a garden herb (Ruta graveolens) which the Pharisees were careful to tithe (Luke 11:42), neglecting weightier matters. It is omitted in the parallel passage of Matt. 23:23. There are several species growing wild in Palestine. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes. It has a powerful scent, and is a stimulant. (See {MINT}.)
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