(a) To afflict (sb. or sth.) physically; ben vexed, be afflicted (by sickness, frost, the pangs of love, etc.); also, of the spirit: be agitated or disturbed (by sth.); ppl.vexede, of someone’s……
(a) A pledge, guarantee, surety; winter wage, a foretaste of winter, the promise of winter’s approach; holden in wage, to hold (sth.) hostage;
(b) a promise or pledge to meet in battle.
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(a) An act of deceit, a deception, trick; an underhanded scheme, a subterfuge; a plot, machination; also, a clever maneuver, tactic, cunning strategy; also person. [quot. c1400(?a1387)]; wile and……
(a) Insufficient or barely sufficient in amount, number, or effect; small in amount, few in number, rare; of hair: sparse; of a text: lacking needed explanation; (b) limited in area, narrow, cramped……
(a) To wage war, go to war; attack, do battle, fight, harry; werreien forth; werreien samen, wage mutual war, fight each other
(b) werreien ayen (ayenes), to engage in war against (sb., a city),……
(a) A woman’s headdress covering the top, back, and sides of the head, including the cheeks and chin, and wrapped so as to cover the neck; also, a veil; also, a wimple as part of a nun’s official……
(a) An outer coat or overgarment of varying style, freq. of rich material, worn by men, an overtunic; also fig. [quot. a1475]; -- also coll. [quot. a1387]; nethere surcot, a tunic worn under the……
(a) A small door, usu. set within a larger door or gate; a small doorway; also fig.; also, an opening into a beehive [quot. ?1440]; wiket gate
(b) an opening in a wall, a window [sometimes difficult……
(a) To direct one’s gaze, look; gaze (out a window or cave opening); waiten abouten, waiten him umbe, etc
(b) to fasten one’s gaze (on sb. or sth.), look (at sb. or sth.); stare (into sth.);
(c) to……
(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision; double wer, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives; in (a) wer, in a state of doubt or……
(a) To furnish (a city, castle, etc.) with supplies of foodstuffs or with men, provision, garrison; also, man (boats); equip (a house) for defense, fortify, make secure
(b) in Biblical usage: ppl.wa……
(a) To be mindful, be aware; waren of, be knowledgeable concerning (sth.), be skilled in; ware him his fal is nexte his honde, let him be mindful his fall is at hand
(b) to be mindful of (sth.),……
(a) Large-scale military conflict between countries, peoples, rulers, etc. or between factions or forces within a single country, war, warfare;—also pl.; wer faringe, q.v.; open (pleine) wer, open……
(a) Eccl. A vestment similar to, or sometimes identical with, the dalmatic or the alb specifically assigned to the subdeacon assisting at the Mass; vestement of tunicle; (b) a regal or ceremonial……
(a) To remove (an outer layer, skin, etc.) with a scraping instrument; scrapen awei (of); scrapen oute of, remove (sth.) from (a place); (b) to make erasures; erase (writing, written material) with a……
