wereward (c.1225)
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wereward (c.1225)

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  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  weir n.  / ward n.1  MED:  wer(e n.  / ward n.1  DMLBS: ∅
 
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

1 name one who guards a weir (i.e. a fence or enclosure of stakes that controls the course of a stream) (used as a surname): 
( c.1225 )  Roberto le Wereward  wer(e n.
( 1275 )  Joh. le Wereward  wer(e n.
garde#1  were#2 
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