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  • Walkys - whelks.
  • Wardones; Wardonys; Wardouns - Warden pears.
  • Wasche; Wassh - wash; washed.
  • Wasshem - wash them.
  • Wast away - boil down too much.
  • Watteryd - watered, soaked to get the salt out.
  • Waysshe - wash.
  • Wesing; Wesyng - weasand, the windpipe.
  • Wessell - vessel.
  • Wete - wet.
  • Wex(e) - wax; become.
  • Wheder; Wheþer - whichever.
  • Whess - wash.
  • Wheterydoun - a course sifter for separating grains from chaff.
  • Wil - well; wilt.
  • With-alle - likewise.
  • Woldiste - wouldest.
  • Wel; Wole; Woll; Wolle; Wolt - will; can.
  • Wollen - woolen.
  • Wombe - womb; stomach; any cavity of the body that contains something.
  • Wyl - well; awhile; will.
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