Old English · adverb
weas
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /wæ͜ɑːs/
- Syllables
- wæ͜ɑːs (1 syllable)
Meaning
by chance, by accident, accidentally
fortuitously, fatefully
Etymology
Possibly an a-stem genitive adverb from Old English wēa, specifically concerning misfortune, or from a related word. If so, equivalent to wēa + -es.
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