way, I, 4, A 13, 16; B 8, 9; 5, D 4, 9; V, [283], 7, 17: the Milky Way.
way. would I way or would I wight, I, 77, 13; 78, 42: nonsense. See weight. Motherwell conjectures, would I away, or would I wait. See wee.
waylawaye, alas.
ways, IV, 196, 15: in a direction.
wayte, wait, III, 57, 18; 66, 209; 83, 202; 86, 202; 412, 21: look out for; watch, lie in wait, seek an opportunity, to do. pret. wayted, III, 72, 331: lay in wait for.
waythmen, III, 41 a: hunters. See wight-men.
we, V, [302] a, 13: with.
we an E an O me, we an E an O an O me, V, [275] a, 9, 10: these words have been treated as interjections. It is possible that they are corrupted from something like, were a’ foald in a yeir to me, III, 370, 9; cf. II, 465, 9.
wea, see your body wea, V, [226] b, 7:=wae, suffering? (strange expression, see II, 305, 7, you red and blue.)
wead, would.