Category:Wayment

Way"ment, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waymented; p. pr. & vb. n. Waymenting.] Etym: [oe. waymenten, of. waimenter, gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, Guai, woe! (of teutonic origin; see woe) and l. lamentari to lament. See lament.]

Defn: to lament; to grieve; to wail. [written also waiment.] [obs.] Thilke science. . . maketh a man to waymenten. Chaucer. For what boots it to weep and wayment, when ill is chanced spenser.

Wayment Way"ment, n.

Defn: grief; lamentation; mourning. [written also waiment.] [obs.] Spenser.