"wowe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

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, {{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: 46 12 2 10 30
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 23 6 23 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 23 3 23 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 22 3 20 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wawe, weowe, wou, wow

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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