A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Warien, v. to be on the watch, S (9.132); waren, S; ware A3/4e, imp. s., PP; war yow, pl., C2.—­AS. warian, to take heed.

Warke, sb. work, S2; see Werk.

Warla3*e, sb. a warlock, sorcerer, deceiver, WA.—­AS. wA|*rloga, covenant-breaker, often used of the devil (Grein).

Warnin, v. to warn, moneo, S, C2; warnon, Prompt.; warnyt, pt. s., B; warnede, PP.—­AS. wearnian, from wearn, a denial, refusal.  Cf. Wernen.

Warnishen, v. to fortify, protect, SkD (s. v. garnish); warenyss, H; warnist, warnyst, warnyscht, pp., H; warnised, HD. Der.:  warnysynge, protection, defence, H; warnyshynge, H.—­AF. warniss-, pr. p. stem of warnir; of Teut. origin.  See Warnin.

Warpen, v. to throw, cast, utter, to lay (eggs), PP, S2, S, Cath.; werpen, S, H; worpen, S; warp, pt. s., S, PP; warpe, PP; werp, S2; worpen, pp., S.—­AS. weorpan, pt. wearp, pp. worpen:  OS. werpan; cp.  OHG. werphan (Tatian).

Warrok, v. to fasten with a girth, PP; warrick, HD.

Warrok, sb. a girth, Voc.

Warysone, sb. reward, donativum, possessio, Prompt.; waryson, WA; warison, CM; warysoun, S2, B; waresun, Voc.; warisoune, B.—­OF. warison, help, protection, from warir (guarir, garir).  See Warice.

Was, pt. s. was; wA|s, S; wees, S2; wes, S, S2; watz, S2; was, 2 pt. s., S; wes, S; were, S, W2; wA|ren, pl., S; wA|renn, S; waren, S; weren, S; wer, S; war, S2; weoren, S; woren, S; wern, S2; wore, S; ware, S; wear, S3; ware, pt. s. subj., S; war, S2; war ... ne, were ... not, unless, S2, H; were, S2.—­AS. wA|s, 1 and 3 pt., wA|*re, 2 pt. (pl. wA|*ron), subj. wA|*re (pl. wA|*ren).  See WA|s.

Waschen, v. to wash, S; waische, W2; wasshen, S; weschen, S; wessche, S2; wassen, S; wasse, S; wesch, pt. s., S; wessh, S, S2; wesh, C2, C3; weis, S; waischide, W, W2; wesse, pl., S; wosschen, S2; wisschen, G; wesshen, P; wasshe, pp., C3; wasschen, G; waischun, W; 3*e-wasse, S.—­AS. wascan, pt. wA cubedsc (wA cubedx), pp. wascen (wA|scen).

Waselen, v. to wade in mire; waseled, pt. s., S3.—­Icel. vasla, to wade in ooze, from vAis, wetness, cp.  AS. wA cubeds (wA cubedr).  See Wose, Wori.

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