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Webster 1913 Edition


Wo

Wo

,
Noun.
&
Adj.
See
Woe
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[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wo

WO

,
Noun.
[G.]
1.
Grief; sorrow; misery; a heavy calamity.
One who is past; and behold, there come two woes more hereafter. Revelations 9.
They weep each others wo.
2.
A curse.
Can there be a wo or curse in all the stores of vengeance, equal to the malignity of such a practice?
3.
Wo is used in denunciation, and in exclamations of sorrow.
Wo is me; for I am undone. Isaiah 6.
This is properly the Saxon dative, wo is to me.
Wo worth the day. This is also the dative; wo be to the day.
Wo is a noun, and if used as an adjective, it is improperly used. Wo to you that are rich. Wo to that man, by whom the offense cometh; that is, misery, calamity, be or will be to him.

Definition 2024


See also: Appendix:Variations of "wo"

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • ho (obsolete)
  • wo (obsolete)

Preposition

  1. (with accusative) by (with a change of; indicating the amount of some progression)
    Wón jo swój zec tśi centimetry pśikrotcył.
    He shortened his trousers by three centimeters.
  2. (with accusative) for (to obtain)
    Ja som pomoc pšosył.
    I asked for help.
  3. (with locative) about (concerning)
    Wón jo se jeje zaźaržanju górił.
    He was annoyed about her behavior.
    kim powědamy?
    Who are we talking about?