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581. walo n.

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?The plant weld (Resedu luteda), which yields a yellow dye; ?the common alder (Alnus glutinosa).

582. wap n.

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(a) A blow, stroke; wap of the wind, ?wind of a wap, a gust of wind; at a wap on, with a single blow; (b) at a (the) wap, in an instant, all at once; for the wap, for wappis, ?for the present.

583. wappen v.(1)

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(a) To strike (through mail) with a slashing blow; of an arrow, the wind: rush, be driven; ppl. wappond, of flames: shooting up, lashing (b) to strike (sb.); wappen in, shoot (bolts) in; wappen of,…

584. wappen v.(2)

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(a) To wrap (sth. around sth.) (b) to enwrap (sb. or sth. in sth.), enfold; enshroud (a body in sth.); also, of a belt: encircle (sb.) [quot. a1450]; ppl. wappede, of a child: swaddled; also, anat.

585. wappen v.(3)

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To bark, bay; also, snuffle about on a scent, howl, whine, etc.

586. wāre n.(4)

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Spring; ware corn, grain sown in the spring, specif. barley and oats; ware tide (time), springtime.

587. wā̆r(e adj.

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(a) Aware (of sth., an event, a fact, etc.), mindful; also, with clause introduced by that: aware (that sth. is so) [quot. c1425]; war of him (hem), aware of his (their) presence; nought war of

588. waselen v.

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To become encumbered or befouled with mud.

589. wau(e n.

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(a) A wave of water, esp. in the sea; ?also, a current; gon in wawes, to become tempestuous (b) pl. the sea, seen as a collection of individual waves; (c) used metonymically: the sea; water; wau of

590. wē̆rish adj.

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(a) Lacking in flavor, insipid; also, watery, thin in consistency; also fig. and in fig. context [quot. c1450]; ?also, insubstantial [1st quot.] (b) belonging to or identifying one of the nine…

591. whatī adj.

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Of doubtful quality.

592. whig n.

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The watery liquid that separates from milk curds in the process of coagulation, whey.

593. whin n.(2)

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Some type of hard rock.

594. wif n.(1)

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?A bundle of harvested plants, a bound sheaf; ?a band for binding sheaves.

595. winege n.

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Some part of a cart, perh. an iron loop on each of the shafts to which the chain of the front horse is hooked.

596. wī̆pping(e ger.

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Peeping, chirping.

597. wranlon n.

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A crooked or misshapen tree.

598. yedder n.

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The mark of a blow, a weal, bruise.

599. ?yēken v.

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To beat (sb.), thrash.

600. yǒure n.

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An udder.