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Wase

Wase

(wās)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Sw.
vase
a sheaf.]
A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

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wase

wase

English

Noun

wase (plural wases)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waisǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weis- (to flow). Akin to Old Saxon wāso "mud, wet ground, mire", Old Norse veisa "stagnant pond, stagnant water", Old English wōs (moisture; juice, sap)

Noun

wāse f

  1. soft mud; mire
  2. marsh

Declension

Descendants


Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *wä́së, from Proto-Indo-European *wiso- (poison), *wisos (compare Latin vīrus, Ancient Greek ἰός (iós), Sanskrit विष (viṣa)). Compare Tocharian A wäs.

Noun

wase

  1. poison