Word of the Day for Thursday, June 10, 2010
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ruth \ROOTH\, noun:
ruth \ROOTH\, noun:
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1. Compassion or pity for another.
1. Compassion or pity for another.
2. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.
3. In the Bible, a Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.
4. Book of the Bible bearing her name.
5. A female given name.
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The B.O.'s feigned ruth regarding the devastation of the Gulf Coast is pathetic!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Distinct from the Biblical figure, ruth is a descendent of the Middle English ruthe, from Old Norse hrygdh.
Distinct from the Biblical figure, ruth is a descendent of the Middle English ruthe, from Old Norse hrygdh.
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