[II.] (N) = wearð pret. 3 sg. of [weorðan].
[ waru] I. f. ‘ware,’ article of merchandise, Æ. II. f. shelter, protection, care, custody, guard, defence, vindication, Æ, AO.
-waru v. [burg-], [ciric-], [eorð-w.]
waruð = [waroð]
wāruð = [wāroð]
was = [wæs]
-wāsa v. [wudu-w.]
[ wascan6] (æ; acs, a(c)x) to ‘wash,’ bathe, lave: envelop, B 3115 (or ?= weaxan).
[ wase] (v. OEG 1818) f. mire, marsh.
Entry in first edition:
wāse f. ooze, mud, dirt, filth, mire, marsh, moor, water meadow, foreshore. [Ger. wiese]