2 entries under this word

Wayment

Wāy'ment, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [O. Fr. waimenter, gaimenter, guaimenter, Pr. gaymentar, guaimentar, from waā, guai, ‘woe’ and lamenter, Lat. lamentari, to lament.] To lament; to grieve. [Obs.] What boots it to weep and wayment, When ill is chanced? Spenser.

Wāy'ment, n.

noun

n. Grief; lamentation; mourning. [Obs.] Spencer.