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Wee vs Wex - What's the difference?

wee | wex |

As nouns the difference between wee and wex

is that wee is urine while wex is obsolete form of wax.

As verbs the difference between wee and wex

is that wee is to urinate while wex is obsolete form of wax.

As an adjective wee

is small, little.

wee

English

(wikipedia wee)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (15c).

Adjective

(er)
  • (Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, NZ) Small, little.
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 73:
    • I had not seen a wee' boy do it like that before. He was ' weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
    You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.

    References

    * Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial, uncountable) urine
  • (colloquial) An act of urination.
    • to have a wee
    Synonyms
    * wee wee * See also * See also

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To urinate.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Anagrams

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    wex

    English

    Noun

    (-)
    • (Chaucer)

    Verb

    (es)
  • * Dryden
    • Each wexing moon.
    (Webster 1913) ----