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wós

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
wós, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§61;
Moisture, juice
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  • Ofetes wós

    ydromellum,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 43.
  • Genim ðysse wyrte wós,

      Lchdm. i. 200, 15.
  • Genim rosan wós,

      214, 1.
  • Genim leaf, wyl on wætere and wring ðæt wós

    (press 'he moisture out of the leaves'),

      72, 8.
  • Genim ðás wyrte, cnuca hý swá gréne, wring ðæt wós,

    • 126, 7
    • :
    • 208, 12
    • :
    • iii. 102, 14.
  • Wring ðæt wós on eced,

      i. 200, 15.
  • Genim cetel, dó þriddan dǽl ðara rinda and ða wyrta, wyl on wætre swíþe; dó ðonne of ða rinda and dó níwe on innan ðæt ilce wós,

      ii. 86, 16.
Etymology
[
Hethrast honi as men dos crapbys, thrastyng owt the wos,
    Halliwell's Dict.
]
Similar entries
v. pere-wós ; wésan, wósig.
Linked entries
v.  ge-wésan wésan.
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