waif

As a noun waif is

(obsolete) goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between waif and waid

is that waif is (obsolete) hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance while waid is (obsolete) oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.

As a noun waif

is (obsolete) goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.

As an adjective waid is

(obsolete) oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down.

As nouns the difference between waift and waif

is that waift is while waif is (obsolete) goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.

As nouns the difference between waif and waifu

is that waif is goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice while waifu is a fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) that one is attracted to and considers a significant other.

As nouns the difference between saif and waif

is that saif is while waif is (obsolete) goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.

As nouns the difference between waif and wakf

is that waif is goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice while wakf is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

In obsolete terms the difference between wait and waif

is that wait is one who watches; a watchman while waif is hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.

As nouns the difference between wait and waif

is that wait is a delay while waif is goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.

As a verb wait

is to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by "wait for"..

As a noun waif

is (obsolete) goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.

As a preposition wif is

(informal|dialectal|eye dialect) with.

As nouns the difference between waqf and waif

is that waqf is an endowment of land, in certain islamic countries, given over for religious or charitable purposes while waif is (obsolete) goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and waif

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while waif is (obsolete) goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.