wate, pret. of wite, blame, II, 273, 25.
water, water-side, IV, 7, 25; V, [250], 24, 25: “the banks of a river, in the mountainous districts of Scotland the only inhabitable parts.” Scott.
water-cherry, II, 186, 18: perhaps a species of cherry used as a cosmetic.
water-gate, IV, 510, 6; V, [250], 12: street leading to the water, way along the water.
water-kelpy, IV, 185, 10: water-sprite.
water-side. See water.
water-sluice. bored nine holes in her water-sluice, V, [142], f 5, should mean in the gate or valve of some vent for water; bored a watery sluice, or aperture for water, g 6, is a more rational reading.
water-stoups, V, [91], 7, 8: water-buckets or pitchers.
wather, wither, wuther, V, [107], 3, 5: wether.
watt, III, 199, 23: know. See wat.