WEY

Etymology

Noun

wey (plural weys)

(uncommon, archaic) An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.

Anagrams

• Wye, wye, yew

Proper noun

Wey

A river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.

(historical) Alternative form of Wei, an ancient Chinese duchy.

Anagrams

• Wye, wye, yew

Source: Wiktionary


Wey, n.

Definition: Way; road; path. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Wey, v. t. & i.

Definition: To weigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Wey, n. Etym: [OE. weye, AS. w weight. Weight.]

Definition: A certain measure of weight. [Eng.] "A weye of Essex cheese." Piers Plowman.

Note: A wey is 6 Simmonds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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