wayment Meaning, Definition & Usage

Way"ment intransitive verb

Etymology

OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter, gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of Teutonic origin; see Woe) and L. lamentari to lament. See Lament.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Waymented; present participle & verbal noun Waymenting

Definitions

1. 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.

Way"ment noun

Definitions

1. Grief; lamentation; mourning. Written also waiment. Obs. Spenser.