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ruth

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ruth/ruːθ/

▶noun archaic a feeling of pity, distress, or grief.

– origin ME: from rue1, prob. influenced by ON hrygth.

'ruth' also found in these Oxford entries:

Megillah - ruthless

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