"wehe" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈveːə/
Etymology: Variant of weh, which see. The usual distinction between the two forms was first noted by Adelung. While the Deutsches Wörterbuch (1955) considered this distinction “untenable”, it is in fact a linguistic reality, albeit with occasional exceptions. Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} wehe
  1. woe; don't you dare (threatening exclamation) [with dative ‘to someone’]
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-intj-sdR9WEVD
  2. (archaic) Alternative form of weh (exclamation of pain) Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: weh (extra: exclamation of pain)
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-intj-jY-mnl9E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: weh, weh' [colloquial, poetic]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈveːə/
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} wehe
  1. inflection of wehen:
    first-person singular present
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular Form of: wehen
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-verb-0OTGiz1K Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 52 19 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 6 58 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 69 10 10
  2. inflection of wehen:
    singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: wehen
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-verb-YldOakVn
  3. inflection of wehen:
    first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    Tags: first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-i, third-person Form of: wehen
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-verb-ZCq-87r1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees! (Matthew 23:23)",
          "text": "Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Don't you dare come home late again!",
          "text": "Wehe (dir), wenn du wieder zu spät heimkommst!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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        }
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          "weh#German"
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  ],
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        },
        {
          "english": "Don't you dare come home late again!",
          "text": "Wehe (dir), wenn du wieder zu spät heimkommst!",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    "Deutsches Wörterbuch",
    "Johann Christoph Adelung"
  ],
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