Middle English Dictionary Entry

wainis n. plural
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Forms wainis n. plural
Etymology ?From OE *wagen, related to wagian to move.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
?Shallows, flats;—perh. as 2nd element in a place name.
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