Weh
See also: weh
Bavarian edit
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Weh m (plural Weh or Wehs)
- (Austria, Vienna) loser, good-for-nothing
- Synonyms: Flåschn, Haubntaucher, Niatn, Trenzer, Versåger
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German we, wach, from Old High German wē, wa, wah, from Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Old English wā (English woe), Old Norse vei.
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Weh n (strong, genitive Wehes or Wehs, plural Wehe)
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Declension of Weh [neuter, strong]
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References edit
- Cassell's German and English Dictionary (1933)
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Hunsrik edit
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Weh n (plural Weh)
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Pennsylvania German edit
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Compare German Weh, Dutch wee, English woe.
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Weh n