Old English · adverb
wa
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /wɑː/
- Syllables
- wɑː (1 syllable)
wa1 · adverb
Senses
woe, ill
wa2 · interjection
Senses
woe! alas! (expression of grief or anguish)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
Descendants
woe
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