Dutch-English translations for wee

contractionThe countrys economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.In English didnt, thats, and wanna, the endings -nt, -s, and -a arose by contraction."Dont" is a contraction of "do not."
misery
us
Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face

woe
us
Woe betide us if we fail to do so! Wee ons als wij dat niet doen. Woe betide that it should say the opposite! O wee, als daarin echter het tegendeel werd gezegd! Woe betide those who have time and waste it! Wee degenen die tijd hebben en deze verspillen!