reotan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *HrewdH-. Compare Icelandic rjóta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rēotan

  1. to make a noise
  2. to make a noise in grief, to lament, wail
    Rēoteþ mēowle, sēo þe hire bearn gesihþ brondas þeccan.
    The woman wails, she who sees the flames covering her child.
  3. to weep, shed tears

Conjugation

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