Obs. Only in 3 bireaunesse. [f. ME. rewnesse, after the prec. vb. Cf. MHG. beriuwenisse.] Commiseration, compassion, ruth, pity.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 66. Uor þi þæt [he] … þurh þe bireaunesse crie Crist inwardliche merci uor ou.
