What does alew mean?
Alew means (obsolete, rare) A cry of despair..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, rare) A cry of despair..
Yet did she not lament with loude alew, / As women wont, but with deepe sighes and singults few.
Use alew when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alew means (obsolete, rare) A cry of despair..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Yet did she not lament with loude alew, / As women wont, but with deepe sighes and singults few.
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