† woulv.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To howl, cry, wail.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (intransitive)] > wail or howl
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the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (intransitive)] > wail
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c1340 Nominale (Skeat) 748 Tesson craile, Brok woulith.
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Hosea vii. 14 Thei crieden not to me in her herte, bot thei wouliden in her couchis.
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Hosea v. 8 Woule ȝe in Bethauen.
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