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wassel, wassell, wastel, wastell, wastle, wesstell,
wastel [wasl]
n. A large wholemeal scone made of both oatmeal and whole flour.
Wastmeenster, Wastmenster, Westmeenster,
Wastmeenster [wastˈminstər]
pn. Westminster (London).
Wast_Cauder, Wast_Cauther, Wast_Cawder, West_Cauder, West_Cauther,
Wast Cauder [ˈwaskɔːðər]
locally Wast Cauther [ˈwaskɑːðər]
pn. West Calder (West Lothian).
$tweel, $tweill, atweel, atweil, atweill, aweel, tweel, tweil, tweil, tweill, tweill, tweill, wat, watna, watsna, weel-A-wat, weel-a-whit, weel-a-wite, weet, weill-a-wat, weill-a-wyte, weyt, wist, wistna, wit, wite, wot, wust, wyt, wyte,
wat [wat, wet, MN. wəit]
v. Wot, to know.
pt. pp. wist [wɪst, wʌst]
neg. watna Wot not, do(es) not know, do(es)n't know.
neg. wistna Did not know, didn't know.
Compounds and phrases etc.
A wat weel, contracted atweel, tweel [əˈtwil, twil]: I know well, indeed, in any case, truly, certainly, certainly.
watsna: Knows not.
weel-A-wat: int. Well-I-know, certainly!
waachin, waatch, waatched, waatchie, waatchin, waatchit, waatchy, wach, wachin, wahtch, wahtchin, watch, watch$t, watchan, watchie, watchin, watchit, watcht, watchy, witch, wutch, wutchin,
watch [watʃ]
n. A watch. A lookout station.
dim. watchie A watchmaker, a watchman.
v. To watch.
pt. pp. watcht adj. watchit Watched.
Compounds and phrases etc.
daft as a maik watch: Completely silly.
watchfu: Watchful.
watchfuness: Watchfulness.
watchin: Watching.
w$ather, waather, wadder, wadderfu, wadder-head, wadder-heid, wadderie, waddery, waither, waitherfu, waitherie, waithery, waithur, wather, watherfu, wather-heid, watherie, watherin, wathermooth, wather-mooth, wathery, weaather, weaither, weather, weatherful, weatherie, weathermooth, weathery, weathir, wedder, wedderfu, wedderie, weddery, weither, widder, widderfu, widderie, widdery, wither, wither, witherfu, witherie, witherin, withery, wuther, wuther, wutherfu, wutherie, wuthery,
wather [ˈwaðər, ˈwɪðər, I.Sh. ˈwadər]
Also arch. MN. wadder [ˈwɪdər]
n. The weather. The circumstances, state of affairs, atmosphere, conditions prevailing at any given moment or created by one. Wet stormy weather, a spell of rain or snow with blustery winds, rain in general.
wathery
adj. Stormy, wet and windy.
Compounds and phrases etc.
ill wather: Bad weather, wicked, unkind, cruel, hard difficult.
watherfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: adj. Stormy, wet and windy.
wather gauge [-gɑːdʒ, -gɔːdʒ, N. I. -gaːdʒ]: A barometer.
wather-heid: I.Sh. The pattern of clouds used in forecasting weather.
watherin: adj. Cold, dry, cuttin, harsh.
wather-mooth: NN.b. A clear point on the horizon between two radiating banks of cloud.
Watherheid,
Watherheid [ˈwaðərhid]
pn. Weatherhead.
dichty_watter, kirn_watter, quick-water, quick-watter, rin-watter, W.C., wa$er, waater, waaur, waeter, wah$er, wah$ir, wahter, wahtir, waiter, waiter-fit, water, waterfa, waterfit, waterheid, water-heid, waterie, waterman, watertraa, watery, wather, watir, wattar, watter, watter-closet, wattereens, watterfa, watterfaw, watterfit, watter-fit, watterheid, watter-heid, watterie, watterins, watterman, watter-thraw, wattertra, wattertraa, watter-traa, watterwey, wattery, watther, watthery, wattir, wattrie, wattry, wa-ur, wauter, wauter-fit, WC, witter,
watter [ˈwatər, S. ˈwetər]
n. Water. A large stream intermediate in size between a burn and a river, a tributary of a main river or the upper reaches of what becomes a larger river. A lake, a sheet of water.
v. To give water.
Compounds and phrases etc.
dichty watter: English speech.
hale watter: A downpour.
kirn watter: To to do something useless or futile.
quick-watter: Running water, the current of a river.
rin-watter: The natural flow of water which will drive a mill-wheel without a dam, just enough money to pay one's way.
saut-watter: The seaside.
smaw watter: MN. Calm waters.
jaup the watters: To waste time on a project without hope of success, be engaged in fruitless labour.
wade the watter: To go through a certain experience.
watter-closet contracted W.C., dim. watterie: A water closet, a toilet.
watterfaw: A waterfall.
watter-fit: The mouth of a stream or river.
watter-heid: The source of a river, the upper end of a valley.
watterman: A person whose occupation or status is connected with water such as owning fishing rights on a stretch of river, delivering water, watering horses etc.
watterie pox: Chickenpox.
watterins: A watering hole for cattle.
watter-thraw: NN.b. I.: Heartburn.
watter ticht: Watertight.
watterwey: Waterway.
Watterfit,
Watterfit [ˈwatərfɪ]
pn. Waterfoot (County Antrim or East Renfrewshire).
Watterfuird,
Watterfuird [ˈwɑtərfʌrd]
pn. Waterford.
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