weyn.¹

Brit.

/weɪ/, U.S.

/weɪ/

Forms: Old English wǽg ( wég), wǽge, Middle English–1700s weye, Middle English– wey (Middle English wegh), Middle English–1600s way (1500s waye, waie), 1600s waigh(e, 1600s– weigh.

Etymology: Identical in origin with weigh n.¹ Compare way n.² and waw n.²

1. A standard of dry-goods weight, varying greatly with different commodities. (See quots.)

a. Of cheese.

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wey805

last1341

weight1490

805–10 in Birch Cartul. Sax. I. 459 Gif hit ðonne festen dæg sie, selle mon uuæge cæsa & fisces.

c833 in Birch Cartul. Sax. I. 577 An weg spices & ceses.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. v. 93 I wolde be gladder..Than þouȝe I had þis woke ywonne a weye of essex chese.

1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. N.ii^v Y^e very weyghtes of it [sc. cheese] are cloues and weyes, so that a cloue sholde contayne 7 pound: and a wey 32 cloues, that is 224 pounde.

1590 R. Payne Briefe Descr. Ireland (1841) 8 You may haue yeerely..fortie great wayes of cheese, of the milke gathered betwixt May and Michaelmas.

1596 Recorde's Ground of Artes 162 And so much [256 pound] weyeth the weigh of Suffolke cheese... The Wey of Essex Cheese containeth 16 score, and 16 pound.

1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 239 The true weight of cheese and butter, called the Waighe.

1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 239 The Waighe of Suffolk cheese being 256 li. and the waighe of Essex cheese 336 li. averdupois.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Clove In Suffolk they allow forty two of these Cloves or three hundred thirty six pounds to the Wey.

1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. App. 429 A wey in Suffolk 32 cloves, or 256 lbs. A wey in Essex 42 cloves, or 336 lbs.

b. Of wool.

a975 Laws Edgar iii. §8 Ga seo wæge [v.r. wæg] wulle to cxx. p[enninga].

c1300 Fleta (1647) ii. xii. 73 Et duæ wayæ lanæ faciunt unum saccum.]

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. xxxv^v/2 Of the sac wulle goyng out of london of iij. weys,..the sheref ow^t to haue xi.d'.

1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 239 The sacke of wooll formerly so famoused by the staplers, did weigh 364 li. averdupois, two waighes of wooll make a sacke, and 12 sacks make a laste.

1665 W. Sheppard Of Office Clerk of Market 65 The Sarplar is the Case wherein the Wooll is, and the Waigh respecteth the quantity of the Wooll it self.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 261/1 A Wey [of Wool] contains six Tods and a half.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 888 Wool..is weighed out in double stones of 48 lb., each being called a weigh.

c. Of salt.

1443–4 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 83 In 2 Wegh et di. grossi salis empt., 50s.

1451 J. Fastolf in Paston Lett. & Papers (2005) III. 137 That ye sold a wey salt but for xx s. that she myght hafe had xl s for euery wey.

1459 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 34, No. 1) vi weyes do baysalt, prec. le wey xxvi s. viii d.

1533–4 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 255 2¹/ ₂ qu. [salis] vocata ¹/ ₂ wey.

1545 Rates Custome House sig. cv^v Salte called baysalt the waye xiii.s. iiii.d.

a1585 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1914) XXIX. 517 You must lade for every thousand fishe a weye of salte or rather more.

1611 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 179 Ev'ry Way of Salt, conteyning by measure x barrells.

1615 E. Sharpe Britaines Busse sig. C2^v Likewise the Busse cannot conueniently stow at once aboue tenne waighes of Salt.

1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 248 A tunne of Salt at Plimouth is greater than a weigh of London by 32 gallons.

a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 70 Salt is reckoned by the Hundred and Wey. In 1 Hundred of Salt 10½ Weyes, in 1 Wey 40 Bushels.

1704 London Gaz. No. 4060/5 About 50 Weigh of Salt, out of the La Senie.

1748 W. Brownrigg Art of making Common Salt 214 The law now allows three bushels duty free, for every wey (or forty bushels) of British salt carried coastwise.

d. Of coal, corn, etc., or in general use.

?c1300 in Rep. Comm. Weights & Meas. (1758) 19 xiv petræ faciunt unum pondus, quod Anglice dicitur weye.

a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 70 Sevene waxpund makiet onleve ponde one waye, twelf weyen on fothir.

1471 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 107 For ij wey cole, x^s.

1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII c. 9. §5 The said common meater to haue for the measuring of euery way of corne .ii.d.

1560 MS. Acc. Bk. Butchers' Co., Lond. The price of a Waie of tallowe was this yere Rated..at 30/.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Weigh,..in some parts of this land it signifies a quantity of Corn (most commonly of Barley or Malt) containing six quarters.

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 385 Out of the Mounts of Libani in Cuba, there was one [piece of gold] taken weighing 3310 weighs.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Wey, the greatest Measure for dry things, containing five Chaldron: Weys or Weighs, are also 165 Pounds, 180 Pounds, or 200 Pounds and a half for a Charge.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Wey A Weigh of Barley or Malt, is six Quarters or forty eight Bushels.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 54 During which time five or six weys of culm were raised.

1823 J. Guy Tutor's Assist. 51 How many weys and bushels, in 72 lasts? Ans. 144 weys, 5760 bus.

1891 L. Clark Dict. Metric Measures 97 Wey, or Load (dry measure) = 40 bushels = 5 quarters.

attributive.1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 137 Neither ys the Cranoke or Wey measures vsed in selling thereof [corn].

†2. ? A pound. (Vulgate libras centum.)

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > pound

poundeOE

wey?c1225

lb1390

li.c1450

pound-weight1466

litre1603

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 274 Nichodemus brochte to smirien ure lauerd an hundred weies..of mirre. & of aloes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wey
释义	weyn.¹ Brit. /weɪ/, U.S. /weɪ/ Forms: Old English wǽg ( wég), wǽge, Middle English–1700s weye, Middle English– wey (Middle English wegh), Middle English–1600s way (1500s waye, waie), 1600s waigh(e, 1600s– weigh. Etymology: Identical in origin with weigh n.¹ Compare way n.² and waw n.² 1. A standard of dry-goods weight, varying greatly with different commodities. (See quots.) a. Of cheese. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > varying customary or standard unit wey805 last1341 weight1490 805–10 in Birch Cartul. Sax. I. 459 Gif hit ðonne festen dæg sie, selle mon uuæge cæsa & fisces. c833 in Birch Cartul. Sax. I. 577 An weg spices & ceses. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. v. 93 I wolde be gladder..Than þouȝe I had þis woke ywonne a weye of essex chese. 1543 R. Record Ground of Artes i. sig. N.ii^v Y^e very weyghtes of it [sc. cheese] are cloues and weyes, so that a cloue sholde contayne 7 pound: and a wey 32 cloues, that is 224 pounde. 1590 R. Payne Briefe Descr. Ireland (1841) 8 You may haue yeerely..fortie great wayes of cheese, of the milke gathered betwixt May and Michaelmas. 1596 Recorde's Ground of Artes 162 And so much [256 pound] weyeth the weigh of Suffolke cheese... The Wey of Essex Cheese containeth 16 score, and 16 pound. 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 239 The true weight of cheese and butter, called the Waighe. 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 239 The Waighe of Suffolk cheese being 256 li. and the waighe of Essex cheese 336 li. averdupois. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Clove In Suffolk they allow forty two of these Cloves or three hundred thirty six pounds to the Wey. 1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. App. 429 A wey in Suffolk 32 cloves, or 256 lbs. A wey in Essex 42 cloves, or 336 lbs. b. Of wool. Π a975 Laws Edgar iii. §8 Ga seo wæge [v.r. wæg] wulle to cxx. p[enninga]. c1300 Fleta (1647) ii. xii. 73 Et duæ wayæ lanæ faciunt unum saccum.] c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. xxxv^v/2 Of the sac wulle goyng out of london of iij. weys,..the sheref ow^t to haue xi.d'. 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 239 The sacke of wooll formerly so famoused by the staplers, did weigh 364 li. averdupois, two waighes of wooll make a sacke, and 12 sacks make a laste. 1665 W. Sheppard Of Office Clerk of Market 65 The Sarplar is the Case wherein the Wooll is, and the Waigh respecteth the quantity of the Wooll it self. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 261/1 A Wey [of Wool] contains six Tods and a half. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 888 Wool..is weighed out in double stones of 48 lb., each being called a weigh. c. Of salt. Π 1443–4 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 83 In 2 Wegh et di. grossi salis empt., 50s. 1451 J. Fastolf in Paston Lett. & Papers (2005) III. 137 That ye sold a wey salt but for xx s. that she myght hafe had xl s for euery wey. 1459 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 34, No. 1) vi weyes do baysalt, prec. le wey xxvi s. viii d. 1533–4 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 255 2¹/ ₂ qu. [salis] vocata ¹/ ₂ wey. 1545 Rates Custome House sig. cv^v Salte called baysalt the waye xiii.s. iiii.d. a1585 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1914) XXIX. 517 You must lade for every thousand fishe a weye of salte or rather more. 1611 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 179 Ev'ry Way of Salt, conteyning by measure x barrells. 1615 E. Sharpe Britaines Busse sig. C2^v Likewise the Busse cannot conueniently stow at once aboue tenne waighes of Salt. 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce ii. 248 A tunne of Salt at Plimouth is greater than a weigh of London by 32 gallons. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 70 Salt is reckoned by the Hundred and Wey. In 1 Hundred of Salt 10½ Weyes, in 1 Wey 40 Bushels. 1704 London Gaz. No. 4060/5 About 50 Weigh of Salt, out of the La Senie. 1748 W. Brownrigg Art of making Common Salt 214 The law now allows three bushels duty free, for every wey (or forty bushels) of British salt carried coastwise. d. Of coal, corn, etc., or in general use. Π ?c1300 in Rep. Comm. Weights & Meas. (1758) 19 xiv petræ faciunt unum pondus, quod Anglice dicitur weye. a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 70 Sevene waxpund makiet onleve ponde one waye, twelf weyen on fothir. 1471 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 107 For ij wey cole, x^s. 1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII c. 9. §5 The said common meater to haue for the measuring of euery way of corne .ii.d. 1560 MS. Acc. Bk. Butchers' Co., Lond. The price of a Waie of tallowe was this yere Rated..at 30/. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Weigh,..in some parts of this land it signifies a quantity of Corn (most commonly of Barley or Malt) containing six quarters. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 385 Out of the Mounts of Libani in Cuba, there was one [piece of gold] taken weighing 3310 weighs. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Wey, the greatest Measure for dry things, containing five Chaldron: Weys or Weighs, are also 165 Pounds, 180 Pounds, or 200 Pounds and a half for a Charge. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Wey A Weigh of Barley or Malt, is six Quarters or forty eight Bushels. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon i. 54 During which time five or six weys of culm were raised. 1823 J. Guy Tutor's Assist. 51 How many weys and bushels, in 72 lasts? Ans. 144 weys, 5760 bus. 1891 L. Clark Dict. Metric Measures 97 Wey, or Load (dry measure) = 40 bushels = 5 quarters. attributive.1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 137 Neither ys the Cranoke or Wey measures vsed in selling thereof [corn]. †2. ? A pound. (Vulgate libras centum.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > pound poundeOE poundeOE wey?c1225 lb1390 li.c1450 pound-weight1466 litre1603 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 274 Nichodemus brochte to smirien ure lauerd an hundred weies..of mirre. & of aloes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † weyn.² Etymology: Of obscure origin; the variation in the stem-vowel would normally indicate an Old English wǽg, wág-. Obsolete. rare. ? A bill or halberd. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > halberd > [noun] weyc1275 poleaxe1294 billc1300 glaivec1450 langue de boeuf1450 halberd1497 budgea1522 brown-bill1589 ox-tongue1611 partisan1611 Lochaber axe1618 feather-staff1622 halberd staff1687 battle-axe1709 ko1923 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15465 Breken bræde weiȝes [c1300 Otho weyes] brustleden scaftes. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10776 Moni cniht mid heore wahȝen [c1300 Otho wawes]..ualden heom to grunden. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10731 Cheorles..mid clubben swiðe græte mid spæren and mid græte waȝen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹805n.²c1275
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