int. Obs. Also 2 wume (3 wummen). [App. repr. OE. wá mé, f. wá WOE int. 5 + mé ME pers. pron. For the vowel cf. nummor s.v. NO MORE.] Woe is me!
c. 1175. Lamb. Hom., 157. Wume [L. heu michi] nu þet min utbiwiste is her swa longe ituþed.
a. 1200. St. Marher., 13. Wumme lefdi qð he þa: wa is me mine liues.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 158. Wummen [v.r. wumme] wo is me, he seið, þe holi prophete.
