Wassail, a salutation used in drinking, S, ND; wassel, ND; wassayl, S; wA|shail, S. See WA|s.

Wast, sb. wasteful expenditure, C3 (p. 48).

Waste, adj. solitary, S; vast, S2.—­AF. wast.—­OF. guaste.  See below.

Waste, v. to waste away, C2; vast, to waste, S2.—­OF. waster (gaster); cp.  MHG. wasten; Lat. uastare; see Mackel, Germ.  Elemente, p. 72.

Waste, sb. waist, a man’s middle, Prompt.; wast, Prompt.; waast, C2.—­Probably a deriv. from Wexen (to grow); see SkD.

Wastel, sb. a cake made of the finest flour, P, Prompt.; wastell, libum, Voc.; wastelle, Voc., Cath. Comb.:  wastel breed, cake-bread, CM, C.—­AF. wastel, gastel (F. gActeau).

Wastme, sb. growth, form, personal appearance, S, SkD (s. v. waist); westm, fruit, S.—­AS. wA|stm.  See Wexen.

Wastoure, sb. a destroyer, WA; a wasteful person, P.

Wat, pron. what, S, S2; see What.

Wat, 1 and 3 pr. s. know, knows, S, S2, S3; see Witen (1).

Wat, pt. s. quoth, S; see QueA deg.en.

Wate, sb. chance, luck, S; see Whate.

Watel, sb. a hurdle woven with twigs, a bag of woven stuff, the baggy flesh on a bird’s neck, wattle, SkD. Comb:  watelful, wallet-full, PP.—­AS. watel, hurdle, covering.  Cf. Walette.

Watelen, v. to wattle, to strengthen with hurdles, SkD; watelide, pt. s., PP.

Water, sb. water, S2; weater, S; vattir, S2; walter, S3; watres, pl., S2. Comb.:  watirbank, shore, W; waterles, without water, C. Der.:  watrand, watering, S2.—­AS. wA|ter:  OS. watar; cp.  OHG. wazzar (Tatian).

Watloker, adv. comp. sooner, S2; see What.

Wattri, adj. venomous, S2; see Attrie.

Waueren, v. to waver, to wander, Prompt.; waverand, pr. p., B; vauerand, S2, B; wawerand, B; waweryt, pt. s., B; vaueryt, S2.—­Icel. vafra.

Wawe, sb. wall, WA; waghe, WA.—­AS. wAih; cp.  Goth, waddjus.  See Wowe.

Wawe, sb. wave, S2, C3, W, PP, Prompt.; wawes, pl., WA, S2, S3, C3; wawe3*, S2; wa3*e3*, S2; quawes, S2.—­Icel. vAigr; cp.  AS. wA(C)g:  Goth, wegs; see Kluge (s. v. woge).

Wawen, v. to move from side to side, P; wawid, pp., shaken, SkD (s.v. wag).—­AS. wagian (Grein).