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werousté (1422)
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The form wheresté is a cross reference to the following entry:

werousté (1422)

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verousté;  weresté,  weriousté,  wheresté,  wyrousté  (weroust,  wherust)  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  enwer (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED:  werouste n.  DMLBS: ∅

Aphetic form of awerousté

s.

state of doubt, uncertainty, confusion: 
( 1422 )  pur le wyrousté (var. werousté;  weroust;  verousté ) qe si le seignior entre sur le villein pendant le bref [...]  YBB 1 Henry VI 18
( 1428-29 )  [...] eins determine et met le mariage precedent hors de suspence et weresté  Prerog Regis 132.n
( 1492 )  [...] et pendaunt le weresté il n'est reson de luy charger  Readings ii 267

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See also:

awerousté  wer1  werouster 
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