† wanease, n. Sc. Obs.
Also waneis(e.
[f. wan- + ease n. Cf. unease.]
Uneasiness, vexation. Hence waneise v. refl., to put oneself to trouble (Jam. 1808).
| 15.. Dumb Wyff 116 in Laing Sel. Rem. Pop. Poetry Scot. (1882), We deuillis can na wayis latt hir; Giue man tak ȝow the waneis. 1776 Herd's Scott. Songs II. 214 O waly fu fa' the cat! For she has bred muckle wanease. |