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wadden, waddin, wald, waldin, wauld, weel, weel$, weeld, weelins, weil, weil$, weild, weildins, wiald, wiel, wiel$, wield, wieldie, wieldiness, wieldins, wieldy,
wald [wald]
also wield [wil(d)]
n. Command, control.
v. To wield. To have or procure for one's disposal. Obtain, get hold of, possess. To direct, control the movement of one's body.
also wield [wil(d)]
n. Command, control.
v. To wield. To have or procure for one's disposal. Obtain, get hold of, possess. To direct, control the movement of one's body.
wieldy
adj. MN. Easy to wield. Of verse: supple, well-managed.
adj. MN. Easy to wield. Of verse: supple, well-managed.
Compounds and phrases etc.
waldin [ˈwaldɪn, S. ˈwadɪn]: adj. Young and vigorous, alert, active.
wieldiness: MN. Fluency, neatness.
wieldins [MN. ˈwil(d)ɪnz]: Control of one's body, full use of one's limbs or faculties.
wieldiness: MN. Fluency, neatness.
wieldins [MN. ˈwil(d)ɪnz]: Control of one's body, full use of one's limbs or faculties.
wal, wald, wall, wauld, wel, weld, well, wol,
wald [wal(d)]
also strae wald
n. The dyer's rocket Reseda lutea and yellow dye obtained from it.
also strae wald
n. The dyer's rocket Reseda lutea and yellow dye obtained from it.
han$-waled, haund-waled, oot-waal, oot-waelins, ootwale, oot-wale, ootwalin, oot-walins, outwale, waal, waaled, wael, waelin, waelins, wail, wailin, wal$ed, wal$t, wale, waled, walein, walin, walings, walins, walit, wall, waul, well, wile, wyle, wylin, wylins,
wale [wel, NN.b. weɪl, MN. wəil, WC. wal]
n. Choice, the act of choosing, scope for choice. A selection, abundance, plenty to choose from. The pick, the choice, that which is selected as the best. Of farm animals or produce: to arrange according to kind, size or quality, to separate into lots, to sort. To make one's choice or selection, to pick and choose.
v. To choose, select.
pt. pp. wale't [welt, NN.b. weɪlt, MN. wəilt, WC. walt], waled [weld]
n. Choice, the act of choosing, scope for choice. A selection, abundance, plenty to choose from. The pick, the choice, that which is selected as the best. Of farm animals or produce: to arrange according to kind, size or quality, to separate into lots, to sort. To make one's choice or selection, to pick and choose.
v. To choose, select.
pt. pp. wale't [welt, NN.b. weɪlt, MN. wəilt, WC. walt], waled [weld]
Compounds and phrases etc.
haund-waled: Carefully selected by hand.
oot-wale: The leftovers, a rejected selection.
oot-walins: The leavings, refuse, rejects.
walin [ˈwelɪn, NN.b. ˈweɪlɪn, MN. ˈwəilɪn, WC. ˈwalɪn]: The act or process of choosing. A choice or selection. The pick, the best, the leavings, refuse.
oot-wale: The leftovers, a rejected selection.
oot-walins: The leavings, refuse, rejects.
walin [ˈwelɪn, NN.b. ˈweɪlɪn, MN. ˈwəilɪn, WC. ˈwalɪn]: The act or process of choosing. A choice or selection. The pick, the best, the leavings, refuse.
clapwale, gunnel, gunnels, klapwale, wail, waill, wale, weyl, wyle,
wale [wel, MN. wəil]
n. A strip or ridge of land (along which too much corn seed has fallen in careless sowing). Horizontal planks which extend along the side of a ship.
n. A strip or ridge of land (along which too much corn seed has fallen in careless sowing). Horizontal planks which extend along the side of a ship.
Compounds and phrases etc.
clapwale [ˈklɑpwəl]: I.Ork. A strap of wood along the outside of the gunwale of a boat.
gunwales contracted gunnels: The top edge of the side of a boat.
gunwales contracted gunnels: The top edge of the side of a boat.
wales, walls,
Wales [welz]
pn. Wales.
pn. Wales.
Welsh [wɛlʃ]
adj. Welsh.
adj. Welsh.
walgan, walgan, walgans, walgie, walgin, walgon,
walgan [MN. ˈwalgən]
n. A leather wool-sack, a calf-skin bag, a pouch, a wallet. An ill-fitting, dirty garment. A large, clumsy, overgrown person.
n. A leather wool-sack, a calf-skin bag, a pouch, a wallet. An ill-fitting, dirty garment. A large, clumsy, overgrown person.
walees, walise, wallies, wallise, willease, wullease, wullees,
walise [ˈwaliːz]
n. A valise. A suitcase, saddle bags.
n. A valise. A suitcase, saddle bags.
waak, waaked, waakid, waakin, waakit, waakt, waalkin, waalkit, wacked, wahk, wahkin, wahlk, wak, wakit, wakket, wakkin, walk, walk$t, walker, walkie, walkin, walkit, wauk, wauker, waukie, waukin, waukit, waulk, wawk,
walk [wɑːk, wɔːk, N. I. waːk]
n. A walk. A path, passageway. A ceremonial procession. A pasture for cattle.
dim. walkie A walk, a walkway or path.
v. To walk. Of things: to move. Of a shoe: to move about on the foot because it is too large.
pt. pp. walkit
n. A walk. A path, passageway. A ceremonial procession. A pasture for cattle.
dim. walkie A walk, a walkway or path.
v. To walk. Of things: to move. Of a shoe: to move about on the foot because it is too large.
pt. pp. walkit
Compounds and phrases etc.
walker: A walker.
walkin: Walking.
walkin: Walking.
vill, wa, waal, waal-carses, waaler, waaley, waal-heid, waalin, wael, waild, wal, wald, wald, walded, waldin, waldin-heat, waldit, wale, walee, wall, wall, wall$t, wall_ee, wall-carses, wall-cerses, walld, walld, walled, wallee, wall-ee, waller, wall-heid, wallie, wallin, wallin-heat, wallink, wall-kerses, wall-kersses, wall-rae, wall-raib, wall-raik, wallt, wally, waul, wauld, wauld, waulin, wel, weldit, well, well-ee, weller, wellink, wol,
wall [wal, wɑːl, wɔːl]
n. A well. A natural spring of water which forms a pool or stream. A drinking-fountain, a stand-pump, a cold-water tap at a sink. A hollow in a hillside.
dim. wallie
v. To well up as a spring of water.
pt. pp. wallt, walled [wald, wɑld]
n. A well. A natural spring of water which forms a pool or stream. A drinking-fountain, a stand-pump, a cold-water tap at a sink. A hollow in a hillside.
dim. wallie
v. To well up as a spring of water.
pt. pp. wallt, walled [wald, wɑld]
wald [wal(d), wɑl(d)]
v. To weld, to join metals by means of heat. To join, to unite, to put together. To join in matrimony, to marry. To become joined, to fuse into one mass, to cake.
pp. pp. waldit
v. To weld, to join metals by means of heat. To join, to unite, to put together. To join in matrimony, to marry. To become joined, to fuse into one mass, to cake.
pp. pp. waldit
Compounds and phrases etc.
clootie wall: A holy well marked by coloured strips of cloth, usually on a bush.
vill [NN.b. I. vɪl]: The wake made by an oar in the water.
waldin: Welding.
waldin-heat: The degree of heat necessary for welding metals. The heights of passion or emotion.
wald tae: To comply with, consent to.
wald wi: To marry.
wall-ee: A spring, the place in a bog from which a spring rises.
waller: Someone who frequents a well.
wall-heid: A spring which feeds a boggy piece of ground.
wallink [-ɪŋk]: U. SW. WC. The brooklime Veronica beccabunga.
wall-kerses [-kɛrsɪz]: The watercress Nasturtium officinale.
wall-raik: MN. Sphagnum or other weeds which grow round a spring.
vill [NN.b. I. vɪl]: The wake made by an oar in the water.
waldin: Welding.
waldin-heat: The degree of heat necessary for welding metals. The heights of passion or emotion.
wald tae: To comply with, consent to.
wald wi: To marry.
wall-ee: A spring, the place in a bog from which a spring rises.
waller: Someone who frequents a well.
wall-heid: A spring which feeds a boggy piece of ground.
wallink [-ɪŋk]: U. SW. WC. The brooklime Veronica beccabunga.
wall-kerses [-kɛrsɪz]: The watercress Nasturtium officinale.
wall-raik: MN. Sphagnum or other weeds which grow round a spring.
waaller, walla, wallae, wallan, wallant, waller, wallie, wallor, wallow, weller,
wallae [ˈwale, ˈwalə]
v. To wallow. To wither, fade, lose colour, waste away.
pt. pp. wallit, wallaed
v. To wallow. To wither, fade, lose colour, waste away.
pt. pp. wallit, wallaed
wallant [ˈwalənt]
adj. Withered, faded, drooping.
adj. Withered, faded, drooping.
waller [S. SW. ˈwalər]
n. A confused crowd of living things.
v. To wallow, to toss or thrash about. Of the seaː to surge, heave. Of the stomach: to heave, turn over with hunger. To swarm, to be alive with.
n. A confused crowd of living things.
v. To wallow, to toss or thrash about. Of the seaː to surge, heave. Of the stomach: to heave, turn over with hunger. To swarm, to be alive with.