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Webster 1913 Edition
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.
Definition 2024
wase
wase
English
Noun
wase (plural wases)
- (Britain, dialect) A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
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
Declension
Declension of wase (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wāse | wāsan |
| accusative | wāsan | wāsan |
| genitive | wāsan | wāsena |
| dative | wāsan | wāsum |
Descendants
- English ooze
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