Wee
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wee¹
- /wiː/
Sounds like oui, we, Wii, whee (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From Middle English wey, weygh, wegh, weȝe, wæȝe (“little bit”), from Old English wǣġ, wǣġe (“weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales, weight”) and *wēgǭ (“weight”), related to Middle English weġan (“to move, weigh”) (15c).
adjective weer · weest
- Small, little. You looked a little cold, so I lit a wee fire.
noun
- A short time or short distance.
wee²
- /wiː/
Sounds like oui, we, Wii, whee (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic for the sound of urination. The noun derives from the verb.
verb wees · weeing · weed
- To urinate. I need to wee! I can't hold it any longer!
wee³
- /wiː/
Sounds like oui, we, Wii, whee (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
See we.
pronoun
- obsolete emphatic of we Yet lest wee should be Capernaitans, as wee are told there that the flesh profiteth nothing, so wee are told heer, if we be not as deaf as adders, that this union of the flesh proceeds from the union of a fit help and solace.
wee⁴
- /wiː/
Sounds like oui, we, Wii, whee (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -iː
interjection
- Alternative form of whee.whee
- The squeal of a pig. Pigling Bland became frightened and cried "Wee, wee, wee! I can't find my way home!"
Wee⁵
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 黃／黄 (Ûiⁿ), etc.
proper noun Wees
- A surname.
WEE⁶
noun
- Abbreviation of Western equine encephalomyelitis.Western equine encephalomyelitis
