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barbit_weir, barbit-weer, pikit_weer, pikit_weir, stockin-weir, stockin-wire, swarrae-weir, swarra-waer, swarra-ware, swarra-weer, swarra-weir, thorny-weir, toarny-waer, toarny-ware, waer, waers, ware, wear, weer, weers, weir, weirless, wey$rliss, weyr, weyrs, wire, wire, wireless, wires,
weir [wəir, wiː(ə)r]
n. Wire. A knitting needle. A thin metal glazing- and frame-bar in a church or similar window.
n. Wire. A knitting needle. A thin metal glazing- and frame-bar in a church or similar window.
Compounds and phrases etc.
barbit weir: Barbed wire.
makkin weirs: I.Sh. Kinitting needles, in particular double ended steel ones for knitting shetland yarn.
pikit weir: Barbed wire.
stockin-weir: SW. A knitting-needle.
swarrae-weir: MN. A thick needle used for knitting swarrae.
thorny-weir: Barbed wire.
weirless: A wireless, a radio.
makkin weirs: I.Sh. Kinitting needles, in particular double ended steel ones for knitting shetland yarn.
pikit weir: Barbed wire.
stockin-weir: SW. A knitting-needle.
swarrae-weir: MN. A thick needle used for knitting swarrae.
thorny-weir: Barbed wire.
weirless: A wireless, a radio.
waer, ware-sluice, wear, weard, weared, weart, weart, weer, weir, weird, weired, weir-sloosh, weir-sluice, weirt,
weir [wiː(ə)r]
n. A weir. A river dam. An embankment at the side of a river to prevent erosion. A hedge or fence, a partition. An act of shepherding or heading off cattle.
v. To guard, defend, protect from attack or intrusion etc. To guard over and control animals. To drive animals or people singly or in groups gradually and gently in a desired direction. To shepherd, edge forward by degrees.
pt. pp. weir, weirt, weired
n. A weir. A river dam. An embankment at the side of a river to prevent erosion. A hedge or fence, a partition. An act of shepherding or heading off cattle.
v. To guard, defend, protect from attack or intrusion etc. To guard over and control animals. To drive animals or people singly or in groups gradually and gently in a desired direction. To shepherd, edge forward by degrees.
pt. pp. weir, weirt, weired
Compounds and phrases etc.
weir aff: To hold at bay.
weir-buist: A wooden partition between stalls in a byre.
weir in, weir aboot, weir up: To bring a person into a certain way of thinking or behaving.
weir-sloosh: A sluice or inlet-control on a weir.
weir-buist: A wooden partition between stalls in a byre.
weir in, weir aboot, weir up: To bring a person into a certain way of thinking or behaving.
weir-sloosh: A sluice or inlet-control on a weir.
waird, wairds, wanweird, wanweirded, wanweirdit, wanweirdlie, wanweirdly, weerd, weerds, weird, weirdfu, weirdie, weirdie, weirdit, weirdless, weirdlie, weirdly, weirdman, weirds, weirdwife, weirdy, werdie, weyrd, wierd, wyrd,
weird [wiːrd]
n. Fate, fortune, destiny. One's own particular fate or appointed lot. An event destined to happen. A god's decree, an omen, prophecy, prediction. A wizard, warlock, one having deep or supernatural skill or knowledge.
pl. weirds The Fates, personalised as the arbiters of human destiny. The three godesses of destiny.
dim. weirdie The smallest or least thriving of a brood.
adj. Troublesome, mischievous, harmful.
v. To ordain by fate, to destine, to assign a specific fate or fortune to. To allot. To imprecate, invoke. To prophesy, prognosticate the fate of. To warn ominously.
n. Fate, fortune, destiny. One's own particular fate or appointed lot. An event destined to happen. A god's decree, an omen, prophecy, prediction. A wizard, warlock, one having deep or supernatural skill or knowledge.
pl. weirds The Fates, personalised as the arbiters of human destiny. The three godesses of destiny.
dim. weirdie The smallest or least thriving of a brood.
adj. Troublesome, mischievous, harmful.
v. To ordain by fate, to destine, to assign a specific fate or fortune to. To allot. To imprecate, invoke. To prophesy, prognosticate the fate of. To warn ominously.
weirdly [ˈwiːrdle]
adj. Lucky, of prosperous or sinister fate, magical, eerie, dismal.
adj. Lucky, of prosperous or sinister fate, magical, eerie, dismal.
Compounds and phrases etc.
dree yer weird: Endure your fate.
wanweird: An unhappy fate.
wanweirdit: Ill-fated, unfortunate.
wanweirdly: Mischievous, trouble-making.
weirdfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Fateful, fraught with the supernatural.
weirdit: Fated.
weirdless: Unfortunate, ill-fated, inept, incapable.
weirdman: A soothsayer.
weirdwife: A prophetess, fortune-teller.
wanweird: An unhappy fate.
wanweirdit: Ill-fated, unfortunate.
wanweirdly: Mischievous, trouble-making.
weirdfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Fateful, fraught with the supernatural.
weirdit: Fated.
weirdless: Unfortunate, ill-fated, inept, incapable.
weirdman: A soothsayer.
weirdwife: A prophetess, fortune-teller.
welkin,
welkin [ˈwɛlkɪn]
n. The sky, firmament, heavens.
n. The sky, firmament, heavens.
waldie, waldies, wellie, wellied, wellies, welly, welton, weltons,
wellington [ˈwɛli]
n. A Wellington boot. Named after the duke of Wellington.
dim. wellie, pl.wellies, MN. waldies, U. weltons
n. A Wellington boot. Named after the duke of Wellington.
dim. wellie, pl.wellies, MN. waldies, U. weltons
Compounds and phrases etc.
wellied: col. Drunk or hit hard.
warrag, weerock, werrock, wirrock, wirrok,
werrock [ˈwɛrək, ˈwiːrək, NN.b. ˈwarəg]
n. A lump or hard excrescence on the foot, variously explained as a corn, bunion or wart. A verruca.
n. A lump or hard excrescence on the foot, variously explained as a corn, bunion or wart. A verruca.
peelie-wersh, peely-wersh, peilie-wersh, waarsh, wairsh, walsh, warchie, warchy, warsh, warshie, warshy, warsie, wearsh, weersh, weirsch, weirsh, welsh, werch, werchie, werchy, wergh, wersh, wershie, wersht, wershy, wersy, wirsh,
wersh [wɛrʃ, werʃ, wirʃ NN.b. I. wɛrs]
adj. Sickly, weak, spiritless, depressed. Lacking in character. Of food or drink: tasteless, insipid, unpalatable. Of meat or porridge etc.: cooked without salt. Of beer: flat. Of a discourse or piece of writing: dull, tame, uninspiring, wishy-washy. Of music: flat, thin, lacking vigour or resonance. Of land: of poor quality, exhausted, lacking fertility. Of life, feelings or activity: dull, unexciting, humdrum, lacking zest. Of the stomach or appetite: disinclined for food, needing to be whetted, faint from hunger, squeamish. Of weather: raw, cold and damp.
adj. Sickly, weak, spiritless, depressed. Lacking in character. Of food or drink: tasteless, insipid, unpalatable. Of meat or porridge etc.: cooked without salt. Of beer: flat. Of a discourse or piece of writing: dull, tame, uninspiring, wishy-washy. Of music: flat, thin, lacking vigour or resonance. Of land: of poor quality, exhausted, lacking fertility. Of life, feelings or activity: dull, unexciting, humdrum, lacking zest. Of the stomach or appetite: disinclined for food, needing to be whetted, faint from hunger, squeamish. Of weather: raw, cold and damp.
wershy
adj. Lack of appetit, faint from hunger, squeamish.
adj. Lack of appetit, faint from hunger, squeamish.
Compounds and phrases etc.
walsh [walʃ]: arch. MN. Insipid, tasteless, nauseous.
peelie-wersh Sickly, delicate, insipid, nondescript.
peelie-wersh Sickly, delicate, insipid, nondescript.
weesend, wesend, wisend, wisent,
wesend [ˈwiːzən(d)]
n. The European bison Bison bonasus.
n. The European bison Bison bonasus.
Westra, Westray, Westree,
Westray [ˈwɛstre, wɛstri]
pn. Westray (Orkney).
pn. Westray (Orkney).
$wa$, $wagate, $was, a$ways, aalways, aawey, aaweys, aawye, aawyes, anyweh, anywey, anywiy, anywye, aw_weys, awey, awey, aw-wey, awye, by_his_wey_o_it, bywey, bywye, ehnaywiy, endweys, enweys, haufway, haufweys, haufwye, heichwey, hiewey, hiewye, idderweese, ilkawey, ilkawye, inweys, itherweese, itherweese, itherwehse, itherweys, itherwice, itherwise, itherwyce, itherwyse, leastweys, leastwise, leastwyes, leistweys, likeweys, likewice, likewyce, likweys, Lykwise, nae_wye, naewey, naewise, naewye, oaniewye, oanyway, oanywey, oanyweys, onawie, oneywey, onieway, onieways, oniewey, onieweys, oniewye, oniwai, oniwey, oniweys, oniwiy, oniwye, onniewey, onniwey, onywai, onyway, onywei, onywey, onyweys, onywi, onywie, ony-wie, onywiy, onywiyz, onywuy, onywy, onywye, oot-the-wey, someway, someweh, somewey, somewye, straichtwey, straichtweys, strauchtwey, strauchtweys, strechtwey, strechtweys, sumwye, this_wey, thisway, thiswey, unnerwey, unnerwye, w$y, w$ys, w$ywart, wa, wa$, wa$, wa$gate, wa$gate, wa$s, wa$s, wa$wart, waa, waas, wae, waes, waewart, wagait, wagait, wagate, wai, wai$, waies, waiy, walfwye, wayegait, waygate, wayget, waywart, weh, weh, wehs, wehwart, weiy, wey, weygate, weys, weyward, weywart, wez, wie, wies, wiewart, wiis, wiy, wiys, wiz, wuy, wy, wye, wyes, wyewart,
wey [wəi, N. wae]
n. A way, path. Journey, route. Direction, relative position. Manner, sort, degree, condition, mood, humour. One's circumstances, way of life, occupation, business. Reason, cause.
pl. weys
n. A way, path. Journey, route. Direction, relative position. Manner, sort, degree, condition, mood, humour. One's circumstances, way of life, occupation, business. Reason, cause.
pl. weys
After possessive pronouns wey may take the form wa' or wa's in phrases such as gang yer wa's.
Compounds and phrases etc.
awey: adv. To another place, in another direction.
aw wey: Everywhere.
aw weys: All ways and manners.
by his wey o it: According to him.
bywey: A byway.
endweys: Straight on.
haufweys: Halfway, partly.
hiewey: A main road, a highway.
ilka wey: Every way.
inweys: Inwards.
itherweys: Otherwise, in another manner.
leastweys: At least, at any rate.
likeweys: Likewise, in a similar manner.
naewey: No way, nowhere, on no account.
onywey(s): Anyhow, in any way, anywhere.
oot-the-wey: Secluded.
somewey: Somehow or other, somewhere.
strauchtwey(s): Forthwith, at once.
the wey o it contracted the wey o't: How it goes.
this wey: This way.
unnerwey: Underway.
weygate, wa'gate: A passageway, thoroughfare. Room, space. Speed, progress, headway. An exit, escape. An outlet for produce.
weywart [-wərt]: Wayward, disobedient, perverse, fitful. Of things: out-of-the-way, untoward.
aw wey: Everywhere.
aw weys: All ways and manners.
by his wey o it: According to him.
bywey: A byway.
endweys: Straight on.
haufweys: Halfway, partly.
hiewey: A main road, a highway.
ilka wey: Every way.
inweys: Inwards.
itherweys: Otherwise, in another manner.
leastweys: At least, at any rate.
likeweys: Likewise, in a similar manner.
naewey: No way, nowhere, on no account.
onywey(s): Anyhow, in any way, anywhere.
oot-the-wey: Secluded.
somewey: Somehow or other, somewhere.
strauchtwey(s): Forthwith, at once.
the wey o it contracted the wey o't: How it goes.
this wey: This way.
unnerwey: Underway.
weygate, wa'gate: A passageway, thoroughfare. Room, space. Speed, progress, headway. An exit, escape. An outlet for produce.
weywart [-wərt]: Wayward, disobedient, perverse, fitful. Of things: out-of-the-way, untoward.