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1. wawen v.

34 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To be in motion, esp. back and forth, stir, toss; also, be tossed about; also fig. and in fig. contexts; of a tooth: be loose; fig. of treason: be afoot or active [quot. c1400(c1378)]; wawen

2. wainis n. plural

1 quotation in 1 sense
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?Shallows, flats;—perh. as 2nd element in a place name.

3. waggen v.

65 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To be in motion, esp. back and forth or up and down, shake, flutter, swing; also fig. with ref. to (e) [quots. a1387 & a1425]; of teeth: be loose; of a boat: rock with the waves; of flesh: wobble…