Woe

Wo , wō, n. grief: misery: a heavy calamity: a curse: an exclamation of grief.— adj. sad, wretched.— adjs. Woe′begone , Wō′begone , beset with woe (see Begone ); Woe′ful , Wō′ful , Woe′some ( Scot. Wae′some ), sorrowful: bringing calamity: wretched.— advs. Woe′fully , Wō′fully .— ns. Woe′fulne , Wō′fulne .— adjs. Woe′-wea′ried , -worn , wearied, worn, with woe.— Woe worth the day (see Worth ).— In weal and woe , in prosperity and adversity. [A.S. (interj.) wá ; Ger. weh ; L. væ , Gr. ouai . Cf. Wail .]