Meaning
To run away, flee, or take off — 'weh' being 'away'. To run weh is to escape danger, bolt from a fight or trouble, abscond, or slip off from where you are supposed to be. It ranges from a child who runs weh from home, to a man who runs weh from his responsibilities, to simply fleeing a beating. The phrase can also be used of chasing something off: to 'run weh' a dog is to drive it away.
Examples
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Di tief run weh when him see police.
The thief ran away when he saw the police.
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Di pickney run weh from school.
The child ran away from school.
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Run weh di fowl from di kitchen.
Drive the chickens away from the kitchen.
Origin
From 'run' + 'weh' (away); to flee/run away, or to drive off. See [[dash-weh]], [[tek-weh]].
How it’s used
To run away/flee/abscond; also to drive something off. See [[dash-weh]], [[tek-weh]].