rew

See also: Rew and rew-

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹuː/
Rhymes: -uː

Noun

rew (plural rews)

Obsolete or dialectal form of row^[1]
- 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Teares of the Muses”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:
  So ended shee: and then the next in rew
  Began her mournfull plaint, as doth ensew
- [1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC:
  a rew of sundry coloured stones
  The spelling has been modernized.

Verb

rew

(obsolete or dialectal) simple past of row

Etymology 2

Verb

rew

Abbreviation of rewind (“e.g. on tape recorder button”).

References

^ “rew”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

ERW, WER, erw, wer

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ɸreswos, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-. Cognate with Breton rev and Welsh rhew.

Noun

rew m (plural rewyow)

ice, frost
Synonym: yey

Derived terms

dehen rew (“ice cream”)
estyllen rew (“ice shelf”)
fols rew (“ice wedge”)
furvel rew (“ice tray”)
kappa rew (“ice cap”)
kub rew (“ice cube”)
lien rew (“ice sheet”)
menydh rew (“iceberg”)
morrew (“sea ice”)
oos an rew (“ice age”)
rew fast (“permafrost”)
Rewenys (“Iceland”)
rewiva (“glacier”)
rewliv (“glacier”)
rewys (“icy”)
skes rew (“ice skate”)

Etymology 2

Noun

rew m (plural rewyow)

line, row

Derived terms

yn rew (“in single file”)
rew a-rag (“front row”)
nessa rew (“second row”)

Mapudungun

Noun

rew (Raguileo spelling)

wave

References

Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

rew

alternative form of rewe (“rue”)

Etymology 2

Noun

rew

alternative form of rue

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /reːu̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /rɛu̯/

Noun

rew m

soft mutation of rhew (“frost, ice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *rhew*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhew	rew	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Zazaki

Adverb

rew

early (at a time before expected)

[1] “rew”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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