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wearp

  • noun [ neuter ]
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wearp, es; n.
the warp, thread stretched lengthwise in a loom
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  • Wearp

    stamen.

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 34: i. 59, 32: 66, 21: 282, 4.
  • Línen wearp

    linostema,

      40, 8.
  • Be cembum wearpe

    de stuppe stamineo (de stuppae stamine,

      Ald. 51 and v. Hpt. Gl. 494, 1), ii. 83, 15: 26, 62.
  • Of wearpe

    de stamine,

      Hpt. Gl. 494, 1.
  • Wundene mé ne beóð wefle, ne ic wearp (uarp,

      Txts. 151, 5) hafu, Exon. Th. 417, 16; Rä. 36, 5.
  • Wyllene wearp

    lanea stamina,

      Hpt. Gl. 417, 28.
  • Wearpum

    stamina,

      430, 74.
a pliant twig that may be used in basket-making. v. wearp-fæt
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  • Wearp

    vimen,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 73.
Etymology
[Warp, threde for webbynge stamen, licium, Prompt. Parv. 517. O.H. Ger. warf, waraf stamen: Icel, varp a casting.]
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  • wearp, n.