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wayment
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wayment, v. i. [OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter, gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of Teutonic origin; see Woe) and L. lamentari to lament. See Lament.].
To lament; to grieve; to wail. [1913 Webster]
"Thilke science . . . maketh a man to waymenten."
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"For what boots it to weep and wayment,
When ill is chanced?" [1913 Webster]
When ill is chanced?" [1913 Webster]
wayment, n.
Grief; lamentation; mourning. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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