v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Waymented; p. pr. & vb. n. Waymenting. ] [ OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter, gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of Teutonic origin; see Woe) and L. lamentari to lament. See Lament. ] To lament; to grieve; to wail. [ Written also waiment. ] [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Thilke science . . . maketh a man to waymenten. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
For what boots it to weep and wayment, When ill is chanced? Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]