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wee.

nauseating

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʋeː/

  1. nauseating

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old Dutch *wē, from Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai. Compare Old English wā (English woe), Old High German wē (German weh), Old Norse vei.

noun/ʋeː/

  1. contraction during labour or childbirth

    feminine
    De weeën beginnen!

  2. sorrow, sadness, pain, woe (used in interjections of despair or annoyance)

    archaic · feminine
    O wee, wat zal er van ons worden.
Where this word comes from

From Old Dutch *wē, from Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai. Compare Old English wā (English woe), Old High German wē (German weh), Old Norse vei.

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