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bewail, wael, waele, waeled, waelt, wail, wailed, waill, waillt, wailt, wal$t, wale, waled,
wail [wel]
v. To lament, utter cries of sorrow or grief.
pt. pp. wailt, wailed
v. To lament, utter cries of sorrow or grief.
pt. pp. wailt, wailed
Compounds and phrases etc.
bewail: To wail over, to lament.
wain,
wain [we(ə)n]
n. A wagon, a large open two- or later four-wheeled cart, a railway wagon.
v. To carry or convey in carriage etc.
n. A wagon, a large open two- or later four-wheeled cart, a railway wagon.
v. To carry or convey in carriage etc.
calf-ward, cauf-waird, waard, waird, wairder, wairdin, wairding, wairdit, ward, wardin, warding, wart,
waird [weːrd]
n. leg. The oldest form of feudal land tenure. An administrative division of a shire. An enclosed piece of land, a field or paddock etc. A guardian, in the legal sense. Custody, imprisonment, jail, prison.
v. To guard. To keep someone in custody, to imprison, confine, jail.
pt. pp. wairdit adj. Confined in custody.
n. leg. The oldest form of feudal land tenure. An administrative division of a shire. An enclosed piece of land, a field or paddock etc. A guardian, in the legal sense. Custody, imprisonment, jail, prison.
v. To guard. To keep someone in custody, to imprison, confine, jail.
pt. pp. wairdit adj. Confined in custody.
Compounds and phrases etc.
cauf-waird: An enclosure for calves.
wairder: A warder.
wairdin: Guarding.
wairder: A warder.
wairdin: Guarding.
Wairdneuk, Wardneuk, Wurdneuk,
Wairdneuk [wərdˈnjʌk]
pn. Wardneuk (East Ayrshire).
pn. Wardneuk (East Ayrshire).
waeren, wairin, waring, wiring,
wairin [ˈweːrɪn, NN.b. ˈweirɪn, I.Ork. ˈwəirɪn]
n. A strap of wood nailed to the ribs of a boat on the inside below the gunwale on which the thwarts rest.
n. A strap of wood nailed to the ribs of a boat on the inside below the gunwale on which the thwarts rest.
waarm, waarmer, waarmest, waarmth, waarum, wahrum, wairm, wairmed, wairmer, wairmer, wairmest, wairmit, wairmt, wairmth, warem, warm, warmer, warrim, warum, werm, wermit, wermt, wermth,
wairm [weːrm, warm]
adj. Warm.
comp. wairmer
superl. wairmest
v. To warm. To beat, thrash, hit.
pt. wairmt wairmed
adj. Warm.
comp. wairmer
superl. wairmest
v. To warm. To beat, thrash, hit.
pt. wairmt wairmed
wairmth [weːrmθ, warmθ]
n. Warmth.
n. Warmth.
Compounds and phrases etc.
wairmer: n. col. W.C. Of people: an extreme example of his kind, an outstanding or formidable character, a right one. A terrible fellow, used either in admiration or disapproval.
waist, weist, west, weyst, wyst, wyste,
waist [west, MN. wəist]
n. The waist, the middle of the trunk.
n. The waist, the middle of the trunk.
onwait, onwaitin, onwyte, wait, waiter, waitin, waitit, waitress, wate, weyt, weytin, weytit, wite, witit, wyte, wyted, wytin, wytit,
wait [wet, MN. wəit]
n. A wait.
v. To wait. To lodge, to make one's temporary home. To await, wait for, remain in expectation of someone, a thing or event.
pt. pp. waitit
n. A wait.
v. To wait. To lodge, to make one's temporary home. To await, wait for, remain in expectation of someone, a thing or event.
pt. pp. waitit
Compounds and phrases etc.
onwait: To attend to, an attendant, servant, assistant.
onwaitin: Waiting, patient expectation, attendance, sevice.
waiter: A waiter. A watchman at the gates of Edinburgh.
waitin: Waiting.
wait on: To wait for.
waitress: A waitress.
onwaitin: Waiting, patient expectation, attendance, sevice.
waiter: A waiter. A watchman at the gates of Edinburgh.
waitin: Waiting.
wait on: To wait for.
waitress: A waitress.
waith, weath, wede,
waith [weθ]
n. Cloth, especially when made up into garments. Clothes. A woman's plaid.
n. Cloth, especially when made up into garments. Clothes. A woman's plaid.
walae, walawa, walaway, walay, waley, wali, walie, wallawa, wallawae, wallaway, walley, walli, wallie, wallifu, wallowa, wallowae, walloway, walloway, wallowway, wally, wallywae, wallywaw, waly, waulay, weel-a-wins, weel-a-wuns, willawa, willawaa, willawae, willieway, williewha, williwa, willy_way, willywa, willywae, willywaw, willywha, willywhaa, wull-a-wins,
walawa [ˈwaləwɑː, ˈwaləwɔː, ˈwaləweː, ˈwaləwaː]
also wallie [ˈwɑle, ˈwale, ˈwele]
int. An exclamation of sorrow, a lamentation, alas!
also wallie [ˈwɑle, ˈwale, ˈwele]
int. An exclamation of sorrow, a lamentation, alas!