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wain1 (s.xii3/4)

wain1 (s.xii3/4)

wan,  wayn  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  wain n.1  MED:  wain n.1  DMLBS:  wainum 3724b
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

cart, waggon
( 1341 )  Item un wayn bone et novele tot encor, Item un charette suffisainte pur fens, Item un aultre charette feble  Harefield Invent 12
( 1347-50 )  En la batre de quatre endelongtrowes (=pieces of timber)et lez apparailer a mettre en la wayn qe furont donez a roi a Robert Desbrege .v. s. .vj. d.  Sandahl Sea i 52
( 1349 )  Item paié pour le cariage des dites piers c'est a savoir pour .ix. charges de wayn .xiij .s. .vj. d.  Exe Bridge1 a
Charle Wain
astron.name The Plough, group of stars within the constellation of Ursa Major
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ces sunt les esteilles qe nos Charle Wain nomon. Char l’apellent Franceis  Rom Chev ANTS 4674

[KJ]

See also:

wayner  waynman  waynwryche 
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