Middle English Dictionary Entry

wāre n.(4)
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Entry Info

Forms wāre n.(4) Also (N) wair & (in cpd.) war-.
Etymology ON: cp OI vār & vār-tið (timi); cp. MnE dial. (Northern) ware barley or oats, corn which comes away from the ear easily.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. ver n.(1).
1.
Spring; ~ corn, grain sown in the spring, specif. barley and oats; ~ tide (time), springtime.
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