Thus saugh I wepen many a faire maide, That on hir freendis al þi wite þei liede[1564].
What helpeth it to wepen ful a strete, Or though ye bothe in salte teres dreynte?
Thesiphone, thou help me for tendyte Thise woful vers, that wepenas I wryte!
O wofulle eyen two, sin your disport Was al to seen Criseydes eyen brighte, 310 What shal ye doon but, for my discomfort, Stonden for nought, and wepen out your sighte?
The Apostle Paul un-to the Romayns wryteth, "man shal reioyse with hem that maken Ioye, and wepen with swich folk as wepen.
O noble Sampson, strongest of mankinde, 3265 O whylom Iuge in glorie and in richesse, Now maystow wepen with thyn yën blinde, Sith thou fro wele art falle in wrecchednesse.
Sampson, this noble almighty champioun, Withouten wepen save his hondes tweye, He slow and al to-rente the leoun, 3215 Toward his wedding walking by the weye.
A thousand men he slow eek with his hond, And had nowepen but an asses cheek.
Prudence his wyf, as ferforth as she dorste, bisoghte him of his weping for to stinte; / but nat for-thy he gan to crye and wepen ever lenger the more.
Wepen bothe yonge and olde in al that place, 820 Whan that the king this cursed lettre sente, And Custance, with a deedly pale face, The ferthe day toward hir ship she wente.
Now sith that Iesu Crist took up-on him-self the peyne of alle oure wikkednesses, muchel oghte sinful man wepen and biwayle, that for hise sinnes goddes sone of hevene sholde al this peyne endure.
But sone shal hewepen many a tere, (71) For wommen shal him bringen to meschaunce!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wepen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
