weh
/wɛ(ː)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Alternative form of wah.
Example Sentences
- "oh weh ! oh weh ! " — Sweetest mother, you have the illness ; oh weh ! oh weh ! It was so"
- ""Oh, weh! oh, weh!" The Child-Who-Was-Tired pushed and pulled them apart, muffled them into their coats, and drove them out of the house."
- "Perhaps it's in Lausanne, at the shore of Lake Leman, and in the widow's arms that Wolf wrote Oh weh! Perhaps she whispered it into his ear, when they first slept together, or when he parted from her. Perhaps it was her oh weh! he could never forget."
- "I tell you that it's true compassion, baby, oh weh."
- ""Kill one village, But leave another. Kill one village, But leave another. On the lake: weh weh weh weh weh."
- "At last one night the Master of Sorcerers in secret places raised his voice and cried: “Weh-h-h-h! Weh-h-h-h-h-h!”"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: वह् दोन्क
Usage
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