1.

(a) A disposition to mercy; the quality of being merciful; mercy, clemency, leniency;don ~, to exercise mercy;haven ~ of (o, on, upon), taken in to ~, be merciful to;king of ~, Jesus; (b) the quality of being compassionate; compassion, kindness; generosity of spirit, charity; also, affection, tenderness;presenten with ~, to present (sb.) with a symbol of compassion;haven ~ of, be compassionate toward;faderes (moderes, moderli) ~, paternal (maternal) love;natural ~, natural affection;yifte of ~, the divinely bestowed virtue of compassion; (c) an act of compassion, a kindness.

2.

(a) A feeling of pity aroused by the suffering, distress, grief, etc., of another, sympathy, commiseration; (b)cacchen (taken) ~ of, to take pity on (sb. or sth.);haven ~ of (on, upon);thinken ~ of (on), feel pity for;haven no ~ to killen (slen), be restrained by no pity from killing, have no compunction about slaying;withouten ~, pitilessly, without feeling; (c) self-pity; (d) as a personified virtue;dame ~; (e) a cause or ground for pity, grievous event or act;ben ~, ~ ben, to be a pity, be too bad;the more ~;most ~.

3.

(a) Sorrow, grief; misery, distress; also, remorse;feld of ~, the Elysian fields;haven ~ of, to be sorry for, regret;with gret ~, piteously; (b) the expression of grief, distress, misery, etc., lamentation, outcry;maken ~, to make lamentation.

4.

Godliness, reverent and devout obedience to God, righteousness; devotion (to duty); piety;pl. deeds of righteousness.

5.

A representation in painting, sculpture, etc., of the seated Virgin holding the body of the dead Christ on her lap, a Pietà;image of ~.

6.

In surnames.