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Warentment, _sb._ == military apparel. Alys. 7943. Fr. garnement
Wariness, _sb._ [iwarness]. O. and N. 1226
Waring, _sb._ == price. Ps. xliii. 13
Warison, _sb._ == reward. Alys. 2512. Fr. guerison
Warn, _v. a._ == advise a person. HD. 2834. AS. warnian
Warn, _v. a._ == refuse a thing to a person. RG. 367, 550
---- == hinder. 1274 B.
Warned, _adj._ == defended, said of a city. Ps. x.x.x. 22; fortified. Ps.
cvii. 11
Warnesture, _sb._ == garrison. RG. 94
Warrant, _v. a._ == insure safety to a person, keep harmless. Alys. 2132
Warp, _v. a._ == throw. HD. 1061; 3 s. pres. 'werth.' HD. 1176; place [worp]. O. and N. 596; pret. 'warp.' O. and N. 45
---- == strike. part. 'iworpe.' O. and N. 1119. AS. weorpan
Warring, _sb._ == fighting. Alys. 6095
Warring, _sb._ == cursing. Manuel des Pecches, 1289
Warrior, _sb._ Alys. 1461
Warye, _v. a._ == curse. See Werien
War?treo, _sb._ == cursed tree, gibbet. 2233 B. AS. werg, accursed
Was. See Be
Was, == whose. See Who
Wash, _v. a._ RG. 435; [whosshe]. Wright's L. P. p. 70; pret. 'wosh.' 273 ; 'wesche.' Ps. lxxii. 13
Wa.s.sail, _sb._ RG. 117
---- _v. n._ HD. 2098
Waste, _sb._ == reckless spending. RG. 376
---- == wilderness. Alys. 7121
---- _v. a._ RG. 136
Wastel, _sb._ == cake of fine flour. HD. 779
Wasteyn, _sb._ == wilderness. Manuel des Pecches, 1767
Wate, _sb._ == luck, hap, that which is foretold. RG. 31, 411. AS. hwatu, divination
Water, _sb._ RG. 371, 402
---- _v. a._ Ps. lxxvii. 15
Watercress, _sb._ Alys. 5767
Waterdog, _sb._ Alys. 5771
Waterless, _adj._ Ps. cvi. 25
Wathe, _sb._ == torment. Ps. cxiv. 3. AS. wite
Watloker, == much rather. See Whatloker.
Wave, _sb._ 525 ; [wawe]. Alys. 5018. AS. w?g, wauma
Wawe, _v. a._ == move. RG. 207. Alys. 2634. AS. wegan, wagian
Wawe, _v. n._ == wag, _q. v._
Wawing, _sb._ == motion. Fr. Sci. 385
Wax, _sb._ Pol. S. 151. AS. weax
Wax, _v. n._ RG. 9, 442; part. 'ywox.' RG. 412. AS. weaxan
Waxing, _sb._ Fr. Sci. 335
Way, _sb._ == road. RG. 7, 391; 'to fly his way.' O. and N. 308. 'Do way,' an expression like our 'Get along with you.' Alys. 7646; pl.
'weyre.' Body and Soul, 63
Way, _sb._ == ma.s.s? Ritson's AS. viii. 31. AS. waecg
Wayle, _sb._ == a girl. Wright's L. P. p. 38. AS. wylen
Waynoun, a proper name? Wright's L. P. p. 47
Wayte, _sb._ See Wait
Wayteglede, == watch-the-fire, i. e. one who sits in the chimney corner, poking over the fire? Wright's L. P. p. 47. Cf. the Norse phrase Kolbitr; and see the Introduction to Dasent's Popular Tales from the Norse, pp.
lx.x.x-lx.x.xii. 1st Edit.
