Middle English Dictionary Entry
regrē̆ten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | regrē̆ten v. Also regraten; p.ppl. regretted. |
| Etymology | OF regreter, regrater. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To express sorrow, lament; lament (sb. or sth.), weep over.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)243 : O perle..Art þou my perle þat I haf playned, Regretted by myn one, on nyȝte? Much longeyng haf I for þe layned.
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)69/32 : The barounes and the people also wepyd and regreted, in cursyng theym that the fals wordes had founde.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)171 : The barouns..riden forth playnynge and regretinge theire grete damage.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)261 : Telle vs who is that that thow goist thus regratynge and be-monynge [F regretes].
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)646 : Bediuer saugh the woman so wepe, and so pitously regrated [F regretier] helayn, sighinge.