wea

Middle English

Noun

wea

1. Alternative form of we (“woe”)

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Old English

Alternative forms

• wāwa
• ƿēa — wynn spelling
• ƿāƿa — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waiwô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæ͜ɑː/

Noun

wēa m

1. misfortune, evil, harm, trouble

   wēadǣd ― evil deed

   wēaġesiþ ― companion in trouble

   wēalāf ― wretched remnant

   wēamōd ― angry, ill-humoured, grumpy

2. woe, grief, misery

   wēacwānian ― to lament

   wēatācan ― sign of grief

3. sin, wickedness

Declension

Declension of wea (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēa	wēan
accusative	wēan	wēan
genitive	wēan	wēana
dative	wēan	wēam, wēaum

Descendants

• Middle English: we, wee, wea, wæ; wowe

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Spanish

Etymology

Likely from weón, itself a derivation of huevón (meaning a stupid person).

Noun

wea f (plural weas)

1. (slang, Chile) nonsense, rubbish, bullshit

   Esta película es una wea

   This movie is bullshit

Synonyms

• boludez
• pendejada
• tontería