wee.
Small, little.
Meaning & usage
Small, little.
You looked a little cold, so I lit a wee fire.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wey, weygh, wegh, weȝe, wæȝe (“little bit”), from Old English wǣġ, wǣġe (“weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales, weight”) and *wēgǭ (“weight”), related to Middle English weġan (“to move, weigh”) (15c).
A short time or short distance.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wey, weygh, wegh, weȝe, wæȝe (“little bit”), from Old English wǣġ, wǣġe (“weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales, weight”) and *wēgǭ (“weight”), related to Middle English weġan (“to move, weigh”) (15c).
Urine.
An act of urination.
I need to have a wee.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic for the sound of urination. The noun derives from the verb.
To urinate.
I need to wee! I can't hold it any longer!
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic for the sound of urination. The noun derives from the verb.
Alternative form of whee.
The squeal of a pig.
obsolete emphatic of we
Where this word comes from
See we.
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