waious (1271-72)
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waious (1271-72)

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  FEW:  *wað *17,440a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: waious 11,835 DEAF:  waious  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  vadosus 3584a
 

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1 geog. (of body of water) shallow, that can be waded: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La cointise des sages governors est ke il sachent conoistre les lius e les havenes en les queus il deit nager, ke il sache bien si il seient waiouses ou seckes (Latin: vadosa ac sicca) ou corrantes  152.16
waier  waiour 
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