wharve
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Searchable Lemmata: hweorfa (OE), wherve (ME), wharve (MdE).
Alternate Forms: wherwe, werue, warve, wherve, warbe, werne.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Manufacture;
(Cf. ME whirl); a spindle whorl: a small circular weight used as a fly wheel in hand spinning; also used in the operation of a spinning wheel.(circa 1000 - post 1880)
2. [35] ... Et le virel en failli ... And þe wherwe lat nat fayle ... [36] ... To þe Reel 3ow by houyþ to go, And after 3e shulle go to þe 3arnewynder ... [37] ... Þe webestere, whanne worpyn [F parubble ad] she ... A non hyre tromez she wyndeþ vppe
[MED Femina ((Trin-C B.14.40) 35-37) circa 1400]
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, OE hweorfa, hwerfa.
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