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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, 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.
waamish, waumish,
waumish [ˈwaːmɪʃ]
adj. SN. Faint and sickish, squeamish, out of sorts, dizzy.
adj. SN. Faint and sickish, squeamish, out of sorts, dizzy.
waar, waaur, waer, war, warse, waur, waured, waurse, waurt, wer, woare, wor, wor$, wurse,
waur [wɑːr, wɔːr, N. I. waːr & I. weːr, wɛːr]
n. The worse. That which is inferior, less desirable etc.
adv. Worse.
adj. Worse. comp. of ill
v. To get the better of, worst, beat, overcome, outdo.
pt. pp. waurt, waured
n. The worse. That which is inferior, less desirable etc.
adv. Worse.
adj. Worse. comp. of ill
v. To get the better of, worst, beat, overcome, outdo.
pt. pp. waurt, waured
Compounds and phrases etc.
the waur o: The worse for.
awaar, awar, awaur, awaure, aweer, bewar, bewar$, bewaur, oonawaars, unawaars, unawaurs, waar, waarlie, waarly, wairlie, wairly, war, ware, warelie, warely, warie, warlie, warly, warly, waur, waur, waure, waurie, waurie, waurily, waurlie, waurlie, waurly, waurly, waurly, waury,
waur [wɑːr, wɔːr, weːr]
n. Care, heed.
adj. Aware, conscious of.
n. Care, heed.
adj. Aware, conscious of.
waurie
adj. Wary, cautious.
adj. Wary, cautious.
waurily [ˈwɑːr(ɪ)lɪ etc.]
adj. Niggardly, miserly.
adv. Warily, prudently.
adj. Niggardly, miserly.
adv. Warily, prudently.
Compounds and phrases etc.
awaur [əˈ-]: adj. Aware.
bewaur [bɪˈwɑːr, bɪˈwɔːr, N. I. bɪˈwaːr] contracted 'waur: v. Beware.
unawaurs adv. Unawares.
bewaur [bɪˈwɑːr, bɪˈwɔːr, N. I. bɪˈwaːr] contracted 'waur: v. Beware.
unawaurs adv. Unawares.
Wahlter, Walter, Wat, Water, Wathie, Watie, Watt, Wattie, Wattie_Brodie, Watty, Waut, Wauter, Wautie, Wautie_Brodie,
Wauter [ˈwɑːtər, ˈwɔːtər]
n. The personal name Walter.
dim. Waut, Wautie) S. SW. The eel Anguilla anguilla.
n. The personal name Walter.
dim. Waut, Wautie) S. SW. The eel Anguilla anguilla.
Compounds and phrases etc.
Wautie Brodie: MN. The flounder Platichthys flesus.
waa, wauve, wauw, waw, wraw,
wauw [wɑː, wɔː, N. I. waː, MN. waːv]
n. The sound made by a cat or child in distress.
v. To mew piteously, caterwaul, Of a cat: to wail.
n. The sound made by a cat or child in distress.
v. To mew piteously, caterwaul, Of a cat: to wail.