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† 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....
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wan-
wan- (wɒn) a prefix expressing privation or negation (approximately equivalent to un-1 or mis-), repr. OE. wan-, wǫn-, corresponding to OFris. wan-, won-, OS. wan- (only in wanskefti misfortune = OE. wansceaft), MLG., MDu. wan- (mod.Du. in many new formations, esp. in the sense ‘wrong’, ‘mis-’, as i...
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unease
▪ I. unˈease, n. [un-1 12. Cf. wanease n.] Want or lack of ease; discomfort; uneasiness. App. not in use in the 18th cent., and not common in the 19th till about 1880.a 1300 Cursor M. 29091 Discipline..in askes and in hare, And weping and vneses lair. c 1400 Rom. Rose 3102 Thanne seide I, ser, not y...
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