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Waymentyng, Womenting, vbl. n. Also: wementyng, veymenting, womentyng, womanting, vommenting. [ME and e.m.E. waymentynge (Rolle), waymenting (1603), OF wai-, weymenter to lament.] Lamentation, wailing, (the expression of) sorrow. Also pl.(a) 1461 Liber Plusc. I 382.
To weip with me this wofull waymentyng(b) c1475 Wall. ii 161.
The pittows wementyng [1570 womenting] The wofull wepyng that was for his takyng a1500 Lay of Sorrow 161.
Nocht helpith me this veymenting(c) a1500 Henr. Orph. 147.
Treis dansit … Him to devoid of his gret womenting a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 233 (Asl.).
O wale of teres wandreth & womenting a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1463.
Wardlie welth is werray womenting a1500 Lufaris Compl. 152.
Fulfild of langoure and vommenting … I may go dance in habite of murnyng 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1019.
Auoid displesure, womenting [L. womentyng] and cair 1513 Doug. ii vii 18.
Cruel womenting occupyit euery steid, Our alquhar dreid, our alquhar wo and cayr 1513 Doug. ii viii 85.
The holl howsis ȝowlit and resowndit For womentyng of … wemen 1513 Doug. iii v 62.
Scho bryst furth mony a teir, And walit … Quhil al about dynnys of hir womentyng 1513 Doug. iv xii 46.
Of gretting, gowling, and wifly womenting The rufis did resound 1513 Doug. vi xv 55.
Womanting 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I 356.
The Britonis maid … huge lament and pieteous womenting for his deth c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1126.
Womentyng … Weipyng, with mony lowde allace! a1568 Scott iii 8.
Wemenis natur … hes … of ȝour restles womenting no rewthpl. 1513 Doug. iv viii 2 (Sm.).
How mony sobbis gaif thow and womentingis?