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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Variant of weh, which see. The usual distinction between the two forms was first noted by Adelung. While the Deutsches Wörterbuch (1955) considered this distinction “untenable”, it is in fact a linguistic reality, albeit with occasional exceptions.
Interjection
wehe (with dative)
- woe to; don't you dare (threatening exclamation)
- Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! ― Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees! (Matthew 23:23)
- Wehe (dir), wenn du wieder zu spät heimkommst! ― Don't you dare come home late again!
- (archaic) Alternative form of weh (exclamation of pain)
Alternative forms
- weh, weh' (chiefly colloquial or poetic)
Etymology 2
Verb
wehe
- inflection of wehen:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Further reading
Hawaiian
Verb
wehe
- To open; undo; take off; pull apart
Derived terms
Maori
Verb
wehe
- to separate
Derived terms