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Wayment
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What's The Definition Of Wayment?Synonyms | Synonyms for Wayment: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wayment: See Also | Wayment In Webster's Dictionary \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.]
Thilke science . . . maketh a man to waymenten.
--Chaucer.
For what boots it to weep and wayment, When ill is
chanced? --Spenser.
\Way"ment\, n. Grief; lamentation; mourning. [Written also {waiment}.] [Obs.] --Spenser. |
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