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1. wei-lā̆ n.

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Woe, grief, affliction; also, an utterance of sorrow, distress, or lamentation; hire song was wei-la, she expressed her grief, she was grief-stricken.

2. alamire n.

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Mus. The second note in the Guidonian hexachord on G sol re ut. [See W. Apel, Harvard Dict.of Music (1950), under hexachord.]

3. wei-lā̆-wei n.

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(a) The utterance of wei-la-wei, lamentation; maken wei-la-wei (b) sorrow, grief; woe, distress, affliction; ?also, a curse [quot. a1450(?1419-20)]; (c) singen of wei-la-wei, to lament; also, with th

4. wē̆lasai interj.

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A cry of sorrow or lamentation: Woe is me, alas.

5. wē̆lasai n.

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In phrase: theire song is welasai, they express their lament.

6. appel n.(1)

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(a) Any kind of fruit growing on a tree, shrub, or vine, such as an apple, crab apple, pear, peach, citron, banana, haw, berry, cucumber; also, a nut, a tuber; (b) a fruit-bearing tree; (c) appel of

7. holouen v.

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To shout.

8. Pigmaine n.

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The land of the Pygmies.

9. lānhūre adv.

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At least; also, indeed.

10. wei interj.

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Ah, oh, alas;—sometimes with that clause expressing the ground of the complaint.

11. wei-lā̆-wei interj.

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An exclamation expressive of grief, dismay, or regret: (a) alas, woe; oh; wei-la-wei and alas, alas and wei-la-wei;—freq. used in direct speech; crien (seien, etc.) wei-la-wei (b) with hou or that

12. dē-le interj.

Additional spellings: dele
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(a) An expression of astonishment or disbelief; (b) hou de-le, hou de-le what, lo de-le, o de-le.

13. wei-lā̆ interj.

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An exclamation expressive of grief, dismay, or regret (a) alas, woe; ah; also, in comb.: a wei-la; wei-la the reuthe, alas the pity, oh the pity of it; (b) with clause, introduced by as, hou, that,…

14. chesible n.

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(a) A priest's garment worn over alb and stole at Mass, chasuble; also, a sacerdotal garment of a Jewish or pagan priest; (b) an angel's garment.

15. wellā̆ adv.

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Extremely, very; quite; wella wel, exceedingly.

16. abrotet n.

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Broth.

17. interj.

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As an emphatic particle: (a) emphasizing a statement: indeed, surely, certainly; (b) emphasizing a question: why, then, how pray; lo hou; -- sometimes implying irony; (c) emphasizing an entreaty…

18. radevore n.

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Some kind of cloth or tapestry.

19. ruel(e n.

Additional spellings: ruele
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In phrase: the ruel win, wine from La Reole.

20. interj.

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Well, well then, why, ah: (a) preceding questions, usu. anxious, surprised, or indignant ones; a wi; (b) used with statements, exhortations, demands, etc.; wi whippe.