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| | {{enm-verb|stem=wharv|wharveth|wharvinge|warfte}} | | {{enm-verb|stem=wharv|wharveth|wharvinge|warfte}} |
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| − | # to change; convert; transform; exchange; ppl. hwerefinde as adj.: changeable | + | # to change; convert; transform; exchange; {{qualifier|the participle ''hwerefinde'' was used as an adjective meaning ''changeable''}} |
| − | #* ''Wið him '''warfte''' Brien al his iweden.'' — Layamon's Brut, 1275 | + | #* '''1275''', ''Layamon's Brut'': |
| | + | #*: Wið him '''warfte''' Brien al his iweden. |
| | # to turn away; turn, divert | | # to turn away; turn, divert |
| − | # to move about; wander; ppl. wharrfedd as adj.: confused | + | # to move about; wander; {{qualifier|the participle ''wharrfedd'' was used as an adjective meaning ''confused''}} |
| − | #* ''Þis lage flemeð þe fule gost ut of þe child, and he wandrede wide, '''wernende''' longe, sechende him oðer stede on bileffulle manne.'' — Trinity Homilies, 1225 | + | #* '''1225''', ''Trinity Homilies'': |
| | + | #*: Þis lage flemeð þe fule gost ut of þe child, and he wandrede wide, '''wernende''' longe, sechende him oðer stede on bileffulle manne. |
| | # to come about, happen; | | # to come about, happen; |
| − | # to roll about, tumble, tussle; ~ togeder, refl. come together in battle. | + | # to roll about, tumble, tussle; to roll together |
| | + | ## {{context|when reflexive}} to come together in battle |
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| | ====Related terms==== | | ====Related terms==== |
| | * [[wharf]] | | * [[wharf]] |
| | * [[wherve]] | | * [[wherve]] |
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| − | ====References==== | |
| − | * Middle English Dictionary | |
