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wap, wappet, wappid, wappin, wappit, wapple, waup, whap, whappin, whaup, whop, wop,
wap [wap, wɔp, ʍap]
n. A sweeping or swinging movement. A swipe, shake, toss, flap, wave. A blow, thump, knock, swipe, smart stroke. A disturbance, riot, brawl, turmoil, din, to-do, row, strife, quarrel.
v. To throw, dash or pull violently, thrust, toss, fling. To move to and fro, flap, swing, flutter, move jerkily. To strike, beat, thrash, hit.
pt. pp. wappit
n. A sweeping or swinging movement. A swipe, shake, toss, flap, wave. A blow, thump, knock, swipe, smart stroke. A disturbance, riot, brawl, turmoil, din, to-do, row, strife, quarrel.
v. To throw, dash or pull violently, thrust, toss, fling. To move to and fro, flap, swing, flutter, move jerkily. To strike, beat, thrash, hit.
pt. pp. wappit
wapple
v. To move to and fro, flap, swing, flutter, move jerkily.
v. To move to and fro, flap, swing, flutter, move jerkily.
Compounds and phrases etc.
wappin: Large, huge, enormous.
waipin, wapin, wappen, wappin, wappon, weppen,
wappen [ˈwapən]
n. A weapon.
n. A weapon.
waar, waars, wahr, war, warlike, wars, wearwa, wearwaw, weerwa, weerwaw, weir, weirlik, weirlike, weirwa, weirwaw, weir-waw, were, wierwa$,
war [war]
also arch. weir [wiː(ə)r]
n. War.
pl. wars
also arch. weir [wiː(ə)r]
n. War.
pl. wars
Compounds and phrases etc.
weirlike: arch. Warlike.
weirwaw: arch. A defensive wall, a bulwark or rampart.
weirwaw: arch. A defensive wall, a bulwark or rampart.
varbo, waarbak, waarbik, waarie-bug, warback, warbak, warbeck, warbie, warble, warribowg,
warble [ˈwarbl]
n. An itchy swelling or abscess on the back of cattle caused by the burrowing of the larva of the gadfly.
dim. warbie, I.Ork. varbo [′vɑrbʊ] A warble fly of the genus Hypoderma.
v. To crawl or wriggle like a worm or maggot.
n. An itchy swelling or abscess on the back of cattle caused by the burrowing of the larva of the gadfly.
dim. warbie, I.Ork. varbo [′vɑrbʊ] A warble fly of the genus Hypoderma.
v. To crawl or wriggle like a worm or maggot.
Compounds and phrases etc.
warback [ˈwarbak]: NN.b. I. A warble fly of the genus Hypoderma. The abcess caused on the back of cattle.
haardware, haillwar, haillwaur, hailwar, hailware, hairdware, halewar, halwar, halware, hardware, haurdware, herdware, saftwair, saftware, saftweir, waares, waars, waars, wair, ware, wares, wares, weirs,
ware [weːr]
n. Ware. Money, cash.
pl. wares
n. Ware. Money, cash.
pl. wares
Compounds and phrases etc.
haleware [ˈhel-]: The whole number or amount.
haurdware [ˈhɑ(ː)rdˈ-, ˈhɔːrdˈ-], hairdware [hɛrd-, ˈheːrd-]: Hardware.
saftware: Software.
skinkin ware: Watery soup.
haurdware [ˈhɑ(ː)rdˈ-, ˈhɔːrdˈ-], hairdware [hɛrd-, ˈheːrd-]: Hardware.
saftware: Software.
skinkin ware: Watery soup.
voar, vor, vore, ware, waur,
ware [wer, war]
also I. voar [voːr]
n. Spring, springtime. Cold bleak weather during the season of spring.
also I. voar [voːr]
n. Spring, springtime. Cold bleak weather during the season of spring.
belliwar, bellwar, bell-war, bell-ware, bell-weed, belly-waar, belwar, bogwar, bougwaar, bowglag_ware, bowgware, hinnywar, redwaar, reidware, waar, waarbruk, waari, wair, wairey, war, war-brak, war-brook, ware, warebrak, ware-break, warey, warriebowg, warriebowgs, warry, wary, waur,
ware [weːr, NN. I. war]
n. A kind of seaweed, usualy of the genus Fucus and Laminaria.
n. A kind of seaweed, usualy of the genus Fucus and Laminaria.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bell-ware: The bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus.
bowgware, bowglag ware: NN.b. The bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus.
hinny ware: I.Sh. The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta.
reidware: N. I.Ork. The seaweed Laminaria digitata.
sea ware: The bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus
strawberry ware: The bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus
warebrak: The breaking off and washing ashore of seaweed during an onshore gale.
warey: Covered in ware.
bowgware, bowglag ware: NN.b. The bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus.
hinny ware: I.Sh. The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta.
reidware: N. I.Ork. The seaweed Laminaria digitata.
sea ware: The bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus
strawberry ware: The bladderwrack Fucus vesiculosus
warebrak: The breaking off and washing ashore of seaweed during an onshore gale.
warey: Covered in ware.
ill-ware$t, ill-wared, ill-waured, ill-waurt, wair, wair$t, wair$t, waired, war$d, ware, ware$t, wared, waret, warit, waur, waured, waurt, wear, weel_ware$t, weel-wared, weel-waured, weel-waurt, weil-wared,
ware [weːr]
v. To spend, lay out, expend, discharge, dispose of money or goods etc. To spend, expend, employ one's time, life-blood, efforts, thoughts or skill etc. To waste, squander. To wager, bet. To bestow, afford, expend on.
pt. pp. ware't, wared
v. To spend, lay out, expend, discharge, dispose of money or goods etc. To spend, expend, employ one's time, life-blood, efforts, thoughts or skill etc. To waste, squander. To wager, bet. To bestow, afford, expend on.
pt. pp. ware't, wared
Compounds and phrases etc.
ill-ware't: Ill-spent.
ware it contracted ware't: Spend it.
weel ware't: Well spent, well deserved, well earned.
ware it contracted ware't: Spend it.
weel ware't: Well spent, well deserved, well earned.
bogle_wark, bogle-wark, waark, waarks, waarkschap, wark, warkman, warks, warkshap, warkshoap, warkshop, waurk, wirkman, wirkshoap, wirkshop, woark, workshap, wurkman, wurkshoap, wurkshop,
wark [wark]
n. Work, labour, toil etc. A business, fuss, to-do, song-and-dance, goings-on, trouble, disturbance, outcry A public or imposing building.
pl. warks A factory or such like.
n. Work, labour, toil etc. A business, fuss, to-do, song-and-dance, goings-on, trouble, disturbance, outcry A public or imposing building.
pl. warks A factory or such like.
For the v. See wirk.
Compounds and phrases etc.
a jot wark: A job of work.
bogle wark: Witchcraft, ghostly interference.
orra wark: Odd jobs.
sic a wark: Such a fuss.
wirk a wark: To be busy at something.
warkman: A workman.
warkshap: A workshop.
bogle wark: Witchcraft, ghostly interference.
orra wark: Odd jobs.
sic a wark: Such a fuss.
wirk a wark: To be busy at something.
warkman: A workman.
warkshap: A workshop.
unwarldlie, unwarldly, waarl, wairld, warald, wardle, wardlie, wardly, warild, warl, warl$, warl$y, warld, warld$s, warld$s-wirm, warld$s-worm, warldish, warldlie, warldlik, warldlike, warldlin, warldly, warldly-wice, warldly-wise, warlds, warle, warlie, warling, warlish, warly, warly-wise, waurld, wirl, wirld, woarlt, wordle, woril, worl, worl$, worldish, worlish, worls, wurl, wurl$, wurld, wurlish, wuruld,
warld [warl(d), wɔrl(d), MN. wardl]
n. The world.
pl. warlds Things in general. The state of affairs. One's circumstances.
n. The world.
pl. warlds Things in general. The state of affairs. One's circumstances.
warldly [ˈwarl(dl)e, MN. ˈwɔrl(dl)e]
adj. Worldly, worldly wise, of this world. Secular. Grasping, money-grubbing, greedy
adj. Worldly, worldly wise, of this world. Secular. Grasping, money-grubbing, greedy
Compounds and phrases etc.
auld warld: Old world, antiquated.
unwarldly: Unearthly, eery, spooky.
warldish: Worldly. Old persons of sound mind.
warldlike: Normal in appearance.
warldlin: A worldling. A mean, grasping person.
warldly-wise: Wordly-wise.
unwarldly: Unearthly, eery, spooky.
warldish: Worldly. Old persons of sound mind.
warldlike: Normal in appearance.
warldlin: A worldling. A mean, grasping person.
warldly-wise: Wordly-wise.