in weal and woe

English
WOTD – 22 August 2023

Etymology
PIE word
*wáy

From weal (“prosperity; welfare”) + woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”). Compare Dutch wel en wee, Swedish väl och ve.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn ˌwil‿n̩ ˈwoʊ/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Prepositional phrase

in weal and woe

  1. In both prosperity and adversity; in good times and bad.

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