Middle English Dictionary Entry
wher n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wher n. Also (early) hwer & (in place name) were-, war-, hwær-. |
| Etymology | OE hwer, huer. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A pot, kettle, or cauldron;
(b) in place name [see Smith PNElem. 1.272].
Associated quotations
a
- c1225(OE) Wor.Aelfric Gloss.(Wor F.174)548/16 : Lebes: hwer.
- c1225 Wor.Gloss.(Otho C.1)704/518 : Hweras: hweres.
b
- (1130) in Ekwall Dict.EPN488 : Warwella.
- a1200(?OE) in Coates PNHmp.174 : Hwerwillom; hwærwellan.
- a1400(?OE) in Coates PNHmp.()174 : Hwerwyl; werewelle.