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4. wei-lā̆-wei interj.
101 quotations in 3 senses
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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……
5. wei-lā̆-wei n.
33 quotations in 1 sense
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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……