Middle English Dictionary Entry
waiming ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | waiming ger. |
| Etymology | N & NM only. Origin uncertain: perh. alteration of (or error for) weining ger. under the influence of waim- (as in waiment n., waimenten v., etc.); ?error for waimenting(e ger. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. quaining ger.
1.
Wailing, lamentation; a cry of sorrow.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)5721 : Sua lang þai cald, drightin þam herd; He herd þair waiming [Frf: cry; Trin-C: menyng] and vn-quert.
- a1500 Awntyrs Arth.(Dc 324)87 : Hit ȝaules, hit ȝameres, with waymynges [Thrn: vengeance] wete.