Middle English Dictionary Entry
rūward adj.
Entry Info
Forms | rūward adj. |
Etymology | ?Error for ruwand, ppl. OF ruwen, var. OF reuen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Sorrowful, mourning.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.96 : This ladye made so grete doel, compleint, and ruward gemyng [L gemuit et ploravit] Yt folkes herts standing about welnegh brist for weping.