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waalse, wahlse, waltz,
waltz [walz]
n. Waltz.
dim. waltzie [walzɪ]
waim, waimed, waims, waimsmith, waim-smith, wame, wamed, wamefou, wamefu, wamefu$, wameful, wames, wamesmith, wame-smith, weym, weymed, weymsmith, weym-smith, wime, wimed, wimesmith, wime-smith, wyme, wymed, wymefou, wymefu, wymesmith, wyme-smith,
wame [wem, MN. wəim]
n. The womb, uterus. The belly. The seat of the passions or of the thoughts, the heart, mind, head.
v. S. To fill oneself with food.
pt. pp. wamed adj. Having the qualities of a belly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cog wame [-wem, MN. -wəim]: A pot-belly.
reid wame [rid-]: MN. The char Salvelinus alpinus.
sair wame: Colic, stomach ache.
wamefu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: A bellyful.
wamesmith: An obstetrician.
vampish, wampish,
wampish [ˈwampɪʃ]
v. To move to and fro, to wave, waggle, flap, throw about, brandish, wriggle, twist or swerve.
doonwan, dounwan, eastwan, eastwan, east-wan, eesht, ill-wan, northwan, north-wan, waan, waan_an$_oonwaan, waan_an_oonwaan, waanless, wain, wainless, wan, wan_an_unwan, wan_and_unwan, wane, waneless, waneless, wanless, wanlie, wanliss, wanlos, wanly, wansome, waun, waunless,
wan [N. I. wa(ː)n]
n. MN. A general and imprecisely defined term for a locality, an area or region, often suffixed to a n. to give the sense in the direction of. NN.b. I. Prospect, hope, expectation a liking for something.
adv. MN. Used without a prep. To mean in the direction of, -wards, for example dounwan, eastwan and northwan.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ill-wan: NN.b. I. Little or slight hope.
wan and unwan: NN.b. I. In likely and unlikely places.
wane [wen]: arch. A dwelling, a house, a room.
waneless: arch. Homeless.
wanless: NN.b. I. Hopeless.
wanly: NN.b. I. Hopeful, likely, promising, agreeable, comfortable.
wansome: NN.b. I. Likely, probable.
waan, wan, wan-, wane, wun, wun-,
wan [wan-, wʌn-]
adj. Deficient, lacking, misshapen, not fully developed or formed.
pref. Denoting a lack or absence of the quality described by the following word.
wan [wan]
adj. Pale or sickly in appearance, pallid, livid.
builwan, buinwand, bulliwan, bullowin, bull-wand, bulwaand, bulwand, bulwint, bunewand, bunwand, waan, waand, wan, wan$, wand, wandle, wands, wannd, wannil, wannle,
wand [wan(d)]
n. A wand. A slender pliant stick. A rod or stick used for chastisement, a switch, a carpet-beater. An oar.
 
wandle [ˈwan(d)l]
adj. Supple, agile, nimble, active, vigorous.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bulwand [bʌlwənd, -wɪnt, bølwən, bʌlɪwan]: NN.b. I. The stalk of the mugwort Artemisia vulgaris, NN.b. I.Ork. the common dock Rumex obtusifolius, S. ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris or I.Sh. bulrush Typha latifolia.
buinwand [ˈbin-]: MN. The parsnip Heracleum sphondylium or SN. broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius.
pursie-wand: NN.b. The bog-myrtle Myrica gale.
forwandered, forwandert, waander, waandered, wahnder, wan$er, wan$ring, wander, wandered, wanderin, wanderin, wandert, wandred, wanner, wannered, wannerin, wannert, wanther, wanthur, waunder, wauner, waunert, waunner, waunnerin,
wander [ˈwan(d)ər]
v. To wander, lose one's way, lead astray, confuse, perplex, bewilder.
pt. pp. wandert, wandered adj. Lost, led astray, confused, perplexed, bewildered, senile.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
forwandert [fɔrˈ-]: Bewildered, lost.
wanderer: Wanderer.
wanderin: Wandering.
wangrace, wangras, wangrease, wangress,
wangrace [ˈwangrɛs, ˈwangres]
n. A kind of thin gruel made of oatmeal and sweetened with fresh butter and honey.
Wanlockheid,
Wanlockheid [wənlɔkˈhid]
pn. Wanlockhead (Dumfries and Galloway).

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