"wowe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwɔu̯(ə)/ Forms: wowes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wāwa, a variant of wēa, from Proto-Germanic *waiwô (hence a doublet of we (“woe”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wāwa}} Old English wāwa, {{m|ang|wēa}} wēa, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*waiwô}} Proto-Germanic *waiwô, {{doublet|enm|we|id1=woe|nocap=1|t1=woe}} doublet of we (“woe”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wowe, {{enm-noun|wowes}} wowe (plural wowes)
  1. Woe, discomfort; a state of intense depression and sorrowfulness. Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-wowe-enm-noun-YVaB7Uq0 Disambiguation of Emotions: 50 9 3 23 15
  2. A lack of luck or fortuitousness; bad fortune.
    Sense id: en-wowe-enm-noun-TA-ltwlQ
  3. A unlucky or unfortunate event; something that feels negative.
    Sense id: en-wowe-enm-noun-nItvxIwM
  4. Injury, painfulness; the result of physical harming.
    Sense id: en-wowe-enm-noun-w-j0Y8B6
  5. (rare) upsetness, unhappiness. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wowe-enm-noun-3bMEurPd Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 5 20 38 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 19 6 17 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wawe, weowe, wou, wow

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