Way"ment (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Waymented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Waymenting.] [OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter,
gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of
Teutonic origin; see Woe) and L. lamentari to lament. See
Lament.] 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, n. Grief; lamentation;
mourning. [Written also waiment.] [Obs.] Spenser.
Way"ment (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Waymented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Waymenting.] [OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter,
gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of
Teutonic origin; see Woe) and L. lamentari to lament. See
Lament.] 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, n. Grief; lamentation;
mourning. [Written also waiment.] [Obs.] Spenser.
