waymentynge

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === waymentyng, weymentyng, weymentynge waimenting, wamentyng (Northern, Northeast Midland) === Etymology === From waymenten +‎ -ynge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wæi̯ˈmɛntinɡ(ə)/, /ˈwæi̯mɛntinɡ(ə)/ === Verb === waymentynge present participle of waymenten ==== Descendants ==== English: waymenting === Noun === waymentynge (plural waymentynges) Sorrow, distress; emotional pain. Lamentation; an expression of distress. ==== Descendants ==== English: waymenting ⇒ Middle Scots: womenting, womentyng (influenced by wo (“woe”)) ==== References ==== “waimenting(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.