"woo" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /wɔː/ Forms: woos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Old English wā, wǣ, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wā}} Old English wā, {{m|ang|wǣ}} wǣ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wai}} Proto-Germanic *wai, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*wai}} Proto-Indo-European *wai Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} woo, {{enm-noun}} woo (plural woos)
  1. woe, torment, anguish Synonyms: angwissh, we, wo, wa
    Sense id: en-woo-enm-noun-7~51Mqga
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} woo
  1. Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: who (extra: “who”, nominative)
    Sense id: en-woo-enm-pron-zUtYPR0b Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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