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Warish

War′ish

,
Verb.
T.
[OF.
warir
to protect, heal, cure, F.
guéri[GREEK]
to cure; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG.
werian
,
weren
, to protect, to hinder. See
Garret
.]
To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal.
[Obs.]
My brother shall be
warished
hastily.
Chaucer.
Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who
warish
and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle.
Holland.

War′ish

,
Verb.
I.
To be cured; to recover.
[Obs.]
Your daughter . . . shall
warish
and escape.
Chaucer.