wae in Scots

Forms: waes [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English wā, wēa, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Dutch wee, German Weh, weh, Danish ve, Yiddish וויי (vey). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Compare Latin vae, Albanian vaj, French ouais, Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), Persian وای (vây) (Turkish vay, a Persian borrowing), and Armenian վայ (vay). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|wā}} Old English wā, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*wai}} Proto-Germanic *wai, {{cog|nl|wee}} Dutch wee, {{cog|de|Weh}} German Weh, {{cog|da|ve}} Danish ve, {{cog|yi|וויי}} Yiddish וויי (vey), {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*wai}} Proto-Indo-European *wai, {{cog|la|vae}} Latin vae, {{cog|sq|vaj}} Albanian vaj, {{cog|fr|ouais}} French ouais, {{cog|grc|οὐαί}} Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), {{cog|fa|وای|tr=vây}} Persian وای (vây), {{cog|tr|vay}} Turkish vay, {{cog|hy|վայ}} Armenian վայ (vay) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|waes|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} wae (plural waes), {{sco-noun}} wae (plural waes)

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "wā"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wee"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Weh"
      },
      "expansion": "German Weh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ve"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish ve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "וויי"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish וויי (vey)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vae"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vae",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "vaj"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian vaj",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ouais"
      },
      "expansion": "French ouais",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "οὐαί"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "وای",
        "tr": "vây"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian وای (vây)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "vay"
      },
      "expansion": "Turkish vay",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hy",
        "2": "վայ"
      },
      "expansion": "Armenian վայ (vay)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English wā, wēa, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Dutch wee, German Weh, weh, Danish ve, Yiddish וויי (vey). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Compare Latin vae, Albanian vaj, French ouais, Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), Persian وای (vây) (Turkish vay, a Persian borrowing), and Armenian վայ (vay).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "waes",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wae (plural waes)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wae (plural waes)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Woe is me!",
          "text": "Wae is me!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woe"
      ],
      "id": "en-wae-sco-noun-v2WtUjdo",
      "links": [
        [
          "woe",
          "woe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wae"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "wā"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wee"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Weh"
      },
      "expansion": "German Weh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ve"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish ve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "וויי"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish וויי (vey)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wai"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wai",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vae"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vae",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "vaj"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian vaj",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ouais"
      },
      "expansion": "French ouais",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "οὐαί"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "وای",
        "tr": "vây"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian وای (vây)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "vay"
      },
      "expansion": "Turkish vay",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hy",
        "2": "վայ"
      },
      "expansion": "Armenian վայ (vay)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English wā, wēa, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Dutch wee, German Weh, weh, Danish ve, Yiddish וויי (vey). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Compare Latin vae, Albanian vaj, French ouais, Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), Persian وای (vây) (Turkish vay, a Persian borrowing), and Armenian վայ (vay).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "waes",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wae (plural waes)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wae (plural waes)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "Scots nouns",
        "Scots terms derived from Old English",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
        "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Scots terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Woe is me!",
          "text": "Wae is me!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woe",
          "woe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wae"
}

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"wae" meaning in Scots

Noun