wea

See also: wea-

Middle English

Noun

wea

Alternative form of we (“woe”)

Old English

Alternative forms

wāwa, ƿēa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waiwô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæːɑ/

Noun

wēa m

woe, grief, misery, evil

Declension

Declension of wea

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēa	wēan
accusative	wēan	wēan
genitive	wēan	wēana
dative	wēan	wēam

Descendants

Middle English: we, wee, wea, wæ; wowe

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