The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Waiment \Wai"ment\ v. & n.
See Wayment. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wayment \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.]
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Thilke science . . . maketh a man to waymenten.
--Chaucer.
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For what boots it to weep and wayment,
When ill is chanced? --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wayment \Way"ment\, n.
Grief; lamentation; mourning. [Written also waiment.]
[Obs.] --Spenser.
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