Lexicon:Modern/omaejei
| omaejei | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /o.ˈmaɪ.dʒeɪ/ |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Etymology | from Middle ōmājē, from Proto omaji |
| Related words | waetaef, seiksei |
omaejei — an exclamation of surprise or dismay.
Notes
The mildest exclamation in the Tongue and by a wide margin the most frequent. Said so often and so lightly that it frequently expresses nothing whatever, which is precisely its use — it fills the place where feeling would go and commits the speaker to none of it.