Warish

//ˈwɒɹɪʃ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cure or heal (an illness or a person). obsolete, transitive

    "Varro testifieth, that even at this day there be some there who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle."

  2. 2
    To get better; to recover from an illness. intransitive, obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of warrish (“warlike”). alt-of, alternative

    "... life : and that a warish, short, and transient life."

Example

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"Varro testifieth, that even at this day there be some there who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle."

Etymology

From Middle English warysshen, from Anglo-Norman waris-, the present participle stem of warir, from Old French guarir (modern guérir), from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną. Compare guarish.

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