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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wayment \way"ment\, v. i. imp. p. p. waymented; p. pr.
vb. n. waymenting. oe. waymenten, of. waimenter,
gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe of teutonic
origin; see woe and l. lamentari to lament. see lament.
to lament; to grieve; to wail. written also waiment.
obs.
1913 webster
thilke science . . . maketh a man to waymenten.
--chaucer.
1913 webster
for what boots it to weep and wayment,
when ill is chanced? --spenser.
1913 webster
see also:
waymented waymenting woe lament waiment
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wayment \way"ment\, n.
grief; lamentation; mourning. written also waiment.
obs. --spenser.
1913 webster
see also:
waiment
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