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hr
ēo
wan
V
to regret, rue, repent, or grieve ''(impersonal, with dative or accusative of subject)''
Source:
Kroonen 2013
:246,
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hreowan#Old_English
originates from
PGmc
*hrewan-
'be sad, make sad' (
oe-breaking-before-w
) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:246)
PWGmc
*hreuwan
'to cause pain / regret' (
oe-diphthong-tensing
) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:132)
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