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Ruil, Ruile, Rule, waeter_o_Ruile, Watter_o_Ruil,
Watter o Ruil [S. ˈwetər ə røl, ˈwatər ə I. -røl, C. -rɪl, N. -ril]
n. The Rule Water (Borders).
n. The Rule Water (Borders).
wattle,
wattle [watl]
n. A pliant rod, twig or wand.
pl. wattles In roofing or thatching: the interwoven twigs upon which the turf or thatch was laid.
v. To interlace twigs etc. To beat with a stick, to switch, to chastise.
n. A pliant rod, twig or wand.
pl. wattles In roofing or thatching: the interwoven twigs upon which the turf or thatch was laid.
v. To interlace twigs etc. To beat with a stick, to switch, to chastise.
waach, wach, wachie, wachy, wauch, wauchie, wauchy, wauf, wauff, waugh,
wauch [wɑːx, wɔːx, N. I. waːx]
n. An unpleasant smell, a bad taste in the mouth.
adj. Of a taste or smell: unpleasant, stale, musty, unappetising. Of food or cooking etc.: tasteless, unappetising, not nourishing, unsubstantial. Of people: having a dry, disagreeable taste in the mouth. Unwell, faint, weak, weary, dispirited.
n. An unpleasant smell, a bad taste in the mouth.
adj. Of a taste or smell: unpleasant, stale, musty, unappetising. Of food or cooking etc.: tasteless, unappetising, not nourishing, unsubstantial. Of people: having a dry, disagreeable taste in the mouth. Unwell, faint, weak, weary, dispirited.
wauchy
adj. Stale.
adj. Stale.
waachie, waachy, wackie, wacky, wauchie, wauchy, wochie,
wauchie [ˈwɑːxe, ˈwɔːxe, N. I. ˈwaːxe]
adj. Swampy, boggy.
adj. Swampy, boggy.
waachelt, waachle, waachlin, wachelt, wachle, wachled, wachlin, wackle, wahil, wahle, wauchelt, wauchle, wauchled, wauchlin, whachle, wochle,
wauchle [wɑːxl, wɔːxl, N. waːxl]
n. A struggle, laborious effort. A staggering, ungainly movement, a wobble.
v. To walk or make one's way laboriously or with difficulty. To shamble, to walk in a clumsy, ungainly way. To waddle, stagger, stumble with fatigue etc. To struggle with an adverse situation or task, to make slow or ineffectual progress. To puzzle, perplex.
pt. pp. wauchelt adj. Perplexed, bewildered.
n. A struggle, laborious effort. A staggering, ungainly movement, a wobble.
v. To walk or make one's way laboriously or with difficulty. To shamble, to walk in a clumsy, ungainly way. To waddle, stagger, stumble with fatigue etc. To struggle with an adverse situation or task, to make slow or ineffectual progress. To puzzle, perplex.
pt. pp. wauchelt adj. Perplexed, bewildered.
Compounds and phrases etc.
wauchlin [ˈwɑːxlɪn, ˈwɔːxlɪn, N. ˈwaːxlɪn]: Shambling, weak and laboured in one's movements. Footling, feckless, lackadaisical.
waacht, wacht, wauch, waucht, waught, willie_waft, williewaught, williwaught, willy-waucht,
waucht [wɑːx(t), wɔːx(t), N. I. waːx(t)]
v. To quaff, drink deeply, take large draughts of drink or air.
n. A draught of liquid. A long pull, swig or gulp of any drink. A deep breath of air, a full inhalation.
v. To quaff, drink deeply, take large draughts of drink or air.
n. A draught of liquid. A long pull, swig or gulp of any drink. A deep breath of air, a full inhalation.
Compounds and phrases etc.
guidwilly waucht: A deep goodwill draught of liquor.
waak, waakin, waakit, wacket, wackit, wahk, wahke, wak, wakit, wakkid, walk, walked, wauk, wauket, waukin, waukin$, waukit, waukitness, waulk, waulking, waulkit, wawk, whaulket, whaulkit,
wauk [wɑːk, wɔːk, N. I. waːk]
v. To full cloth, to make cloth thick and felted by a process of soaking, beating and shrinking. Of cloth: to shrink as a consequence of being wetted. To drub, beat, chastise. To make matted, hard or rough, by continual use, friction or weather conditions, to make the skin calloused with hard work.
pt. pp. waukit adj. Fulled cloth, matted, shrunk and thickened in washing. Thickened, hardened, calloused.
v. To full cloth, to make cloth thick and felted by a process of soaking, beating and shrinking. Of cloth: to shrink as a consequence of being wetted. To drub, beat, chastise. To make matted, hard or rough, by continual use, friction or weather conditions, to make the skin calloused with hard work.
pt. pp. waukit adj. Fulled cloth, matted, shrunk and thickened in washing. Thickened, hardened, calloused.
Compounds and phrases etc.
waukin: Fulling cloth. The process of fulling cloth.
waukitness: WC. Callosity of the skin.
waukitness: WC. Callosity of the skin.
awaak, awaaken, awak, awake, awaken, awauk, awauken, awawk, awawken, waak, waaken, waakened, waakenin, waakent, waakin, waakrif, waakrife, waaks, wahk, wahke, waik, wak, wak$nan$, wake, wake, waken, wakereft, wakerife, wakin, wakind, wakk, wakkerif, wakn, waknan, waknin, wakrif, wakrife, wauk, wauken, waukened, waukenin, waukening, waukent, waukin, waukin$, waukined, waukinen, waukrif, waukrife, wauk-rife, wauks, waulk, waulkrife, wawk, wokken,
wauk [wɑːk, wɔːk, N. I. waːk]
v. To be or stay awake, not to be asleep, to be sleepless or to have wakened from sleep. To be wakeful and watchful, to be vigilant. To guard, watch over, keep an eye on, to keep vigil, to hold a funeral wake for.
v. To be or stay awake, not to be asleep, to be sleepless or to have wakened from sleep. To be wakeful and watchful, to be vigilant. To guard, watch over, keep an eye on, to keep vigil, to hold a funeral wake for.
wauken [-ən]
v. To arouse from sleep. To chastise. With on: to lose one's temper with. To become animated in, to warm to.
pt. pp. waukent adj. Awake, wakened.
v. To arouse from sleep. To chastise. With on: to lose one's temper with. To become animated in, to warm to.
pt. pp. waukent adj. Awake, wakened.
awauk
v. Awake, waken, keep watch over.
v. Awake, waken, keep watch over.
awauken [əˈwɑːkən, əˈwɔːkən, N. I. əˈwaːkən]
v. To waken.
v. To waken.
Compounds and phrases etc.
waukin [-ɪn]: Waking.
waukenin: Awakening. A reprimand, reproof.
waukrif [-rɪf, -rəif]: adj. Wakeful, sleepless, watchful, alert.
wide wauken: Wide awake.
waukenin: Awakening. A reprimand, reproof.
waukrif [-rɪf, -rəif]: adj. Wakeful, sleepless, watchful, alert.
wide wauken: Wide awake.
waal, wallen, waul, wauleen, waulin, wawl,
waul [S. wɑːl]
v. To look with wide, rolling eyes in a stupid or surprised manner, or a fierce and intimidating manner. To roll the eyes wildly.
v. To look with wide, rolling eyes in a stupid or surprised manner, or a fierce and intimidating manner. To roll the eyes wildly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
waulin: Rolling the eyes.
waam, wam, waum, wawm,
waum [wɑːm]
n. A scar, blemish.
n. A scar, blemish.