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1. ọ̄̆therwīsed ppl.

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Changed, altered. …

2. overwīse adj.

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Too wise. …

3. ọ̄r-wīs adv.

Additional spellings: orwis
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In all other respects. …

4. cuppe-wīse n.

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Cup-shape; in a cuppe-wise, ?like a chalice, ?like a pyramid. …

5. līk(e-wīse adv.

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In a similar manner, likewise; lik-wise as, just as. …

6. thus-wīse adv.

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(a) In this manner, thusly; (b) as noun: this manner. …

7. wīse n.(1)

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A plant; a stalk or stem of a plant; strau-berie wise [see also strau-beri(e n. (c)]; the peper wise, ?the stem of a pepper plant or vine growing on a tree; wode wise, q.v. …

8. wīs(e n.(2)

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(a) Appearance, physical form; also, physical or mental condition or state; in combs.: a top wis, the shape of a top; net wis, netlike, latticed; streiȝt wis, q.v (b) in prep. phrases with nominal……

9. sǒnder-wīse adv.

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Asunder, apart, into separate parts. …

10. sǒm-wīse adv.

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Somehow, in some manner. …

11. net-wīse adj. & n.

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Netlike, latticed; in a net-wise, like a net. …

12. inwīs adj.

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Very wise. …

13. hou(e-wīf n.

Additional spellings: houwif, houe-wif, houewif
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A midwife. …

14. nō-wīse adv.

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In no way, by no means, not at all. …

15. tāble-wīse adv.

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In flat horizontal layers. …

16. purpeinte-wīse adv.

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In the manner of a quilt. …

17. prist-wīse adv.

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?In the form of a sheet. …

18. tāper-wīse adv.

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In the fashion of a taper, conically. …

19. wīse-larǧe adj.

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Inordinately generous, spendthrift. …

20. semblāble-wīse adv.

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In the same way. …

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