WOE, WOEBEGONE, WOEFUL
ADJECTIVES
1220 ► BALE sorrowing, mournful, woeful → obs.
1721 ► SAIRIE → SAIRY → SARRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry → Sc.
1868 ► WAFF melancholy, woebegone → Sc.
1900 ► DAWFUL doleful, woebegone → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► SADLY-BEGONE woebegone, disappointed → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► UNLAIGHT doleful, serious, woebegone → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1905 ► WAILY oppressed with woe → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
INTERJECTIONS
1694 ► DEAR! an exclamation of woe, surprise, annoyance, etc.
1845 ► EALIE! an exclamation of woe → Sc.
NOUNS
1000 ► BALE evil, esp. considered in its active operation, as destroying, blasting, injuring, hurting, paining, tormenting; fatal, dire, or malign quality of influence; woe, mischief, harm, injury; in earlier use often: death, infliction of death
1200 ► WANE misery, woe → obs.
1250 ► BALE physical suffering, torment, pain, woe → obs.
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