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Waas, Waws,
Waws [wɑːz, wɔːz, N. I. waːz]
pn. Walls (Shetland).
way, wee, whee, whey,
way [weː]
int. A call to a sheepdog to make a detour or move away from the sheep. A call to a horse to stop.
oo, oo$d, oo$ll, oo$re, oo$ve, ooo, ooove, oor, oove, ou, w$ir, w$ur, wae, wae$d, wae$r, way, we, we$d, we$l, we$ll, we$r, we$re, we$s, we$s, we$se, we$se, we$v, weel, wees, wer, wi, wi$ll, wi$re, wi$ve, wih, wir, wis, wiv, wiz, wor, wu$v, wuh, wur, wuv,
we [wi, wə, S. wəi & u(ː)]
pron. We. Also we's [wɪz, wəz] used col. for the objective case us.
Compounds and phrases etc.
we are contracted we're: We are.
we hiv contracted we'v: We have.
we sall contracted we s': We shall.
we wad contracted we'd: We would.
we will contracted we'll: We will.
wail, weal, weil,
weal [wil, wel]
n. A ridge on the flesh raised by a blow. A welt.
common_weal, commonweal, commonweel, commonweil, commonweill, weal, wealsome, weel, weell, weelsome, weil, weill, wellsom, wellsome, wiel,
weal [will, wel]
n. Weal, welfare, well-being.
Compounds and phrases etc.
common weal: The common good or well-being.
wealsome: arch. Extremely happy.
gran$wean, grandwean, grand-wean, grandweans, granwean, gran-wean, w$ane, w$anes, wa$in, waen, waenies, waens, wain, wainies, wainly, wains, wane, wanes, wanies, wayen, wayens, wayne, waynes, wayns, we$an, wean, weanie, weanies, weanlie, weanly, weans, wee_ane, weein, weeins, wieen,
wean [wen, ˈwɪən]
n. A young child.
pl. weans
dim. weanie pl. weanies
weanly [ˈwenle, ˈwɪənle]
adv. Childish.
Compounds and phrases etc.
grandwean [gran(d)-, grɑn(d)-]: grandchild pl. grandweans.
weanish: Childish.
From wee + ane.
waen, wain, wainlin, wane, wanelin, wean, weanlin, weant, weinlin, wene, weyn,
wean [win, wen]
v. To wean.
pt. pp. weant.
Compounds and phrases etc.
weanlin [-lɪn]: A weanling. Any young mammal that has been recently weaned.
waerie, waerifu, waerifu$, waery, weari$t, wearie, weariet, wearifu, weariness, wearit, weary, weerie, weerit, weirie, weirifu, weyrie, weyry,
weary [ˈwiːre]
adj. Weary. Of people: sad, sorrowful, miserable, wretched. Depressing, dispiriting, hard to bear. Of people and objects: puny, weak, feeble, paltry.
v. To weary.
pt. pp. wearit, wearied adj. Wearied.
Compounds and phrases etc.
blaw-weary: The self-heal Prunella vulgaris.
wearifu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Of people or animals: troublesome, annoying, vexatious, sad, dismal, woeful. Of weather: harsh, inclement, trying.
weariness: Weariness.
wearisome [-səm]: Wearisome.
stoater, stoatin, stoating, stoatir, stoat-waesel, stoat-weasel, stoat-weisel, stoat-wheasel, waizle, weasel, weazel, weizle, whaisel, wheasel, wheazel,
weasel [wiːzl, S. weːzl]
also wheasel [S. C. ʍiːzl, ʍeːzl]
n. The weasel Mustela nivalis. Sometimes the stoat Mustela erminea. A sharp, restless, prying, sneaky person.
Compounds and phrases etc.
stoat-weasel: The stoat Mustela erminea.
stoater: A peron who keeps stoats,
stoatin: Using stoats to hunt for rabbits and other burrowing creatures.
waeve, waeved, waevin, waive, waive, waiven, waivin, wave, wave, waven, waver, wavin, weave, weaved, weaven, weaver, weavin, weavin, weeven, weive, weived, weiven, weiver, weivin, weuve, weuven, weyve, weyver, weyvt, wieve, wieven, wievin, wiven, wivin, wivven, wuive, wuve, wuven, wuvven, wyever, wyve, wyved, wyver, wyvin,
weave [wiːv, weːv, MN. wəiv]
v. To weave. To knit. To construct the mesh-work such as nets etc.
pt. weaved, wuive [wøːv, C. weːv, N. wiːv] Wove.
pp. weaved, wuiven Woven.
Compounds and phrases etc.
in a weavin: In a moment, in a jiffy.
weaver: A weaver, a knitter. A spider. MN. The dragonet Callionymus lyra.
weavin [-ɪn]: Weaving, knitting.
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