woh

Senses

1. wrong

   Hit is ryht þæt man yfeliġe þā yfelan, and hit is wōh þæt hīe man lǣte unwītnode.

   It is right to hurt evil people, and it is wrong to let them go unpunished.

   late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

2. crooked, bent

   Sē hæfþ tō miċele nosu and tō wō.

   His nose is too big and too crooked.

   late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

Declension

Senses

1. wrong (something wrong or wrong things collectively)

   riht and wōh

   right and wrong

2. error or an error; a mistake

   Miċel yfel dēþ sē unwrītere ġif hē nylle his wōh ġeryhtan.

   The bad writer does a lot of harm if he refuses to correct his mistakes.

   c. 995, Ælfric, Ælfric's Preface to Grammar

Declension