† wawishadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the sea: Turbulent.
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woodc900
drofc1000
bremea1300
scaldinga1300
sharp1377
wrothc1400
welteringc1420
rude?a1439
wawishc1450
wallya1522
robustuousa1544
troublesome1560
turbulent1573
boisterous?1594
lofty1600
enridged1608
hollow1705
ugly1744
testy1833
topping1857
seething1871
troughy1877
c1450 Mirour Saluacioun (Roxb.) 21 Amanges the wawes tempestuouses ledere and help singulere With out wham we may noght this wawishe see ouerpasse.
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