in weal and woe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase

/ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/ /ɪn ˌwil‿n̩ ˈwoʊ/ En-us-in weal and woe.ogg

in weal and woe

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

for weal or woe

all-weather friend for better or worse in sickness and in health through thick and thin

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