Wair vs Lair - What's the difference?
wair | lair |
(Scotland, obsolete) To spend.
* 1826 , Mungo Ponton Brown, Supplement to the Dictionary of the Decisions of the Court of Session , Volume 3, Edinburgh,
* 1831 [1566], ,
* 1841 , William Alexander, An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland , 1424—1707,
(were)
* 1897 , , 2007,
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A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.
* 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21
As nouns the difference between wair and lair
is that wair is a plank 6 feet long and 1 foot across while lair is a place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.As verbs the difference between wair and lair
is that wair is to spend while lair is to mire.wair
English
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
Verb
(en verb)page 569,
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page 94,
- We shall maintain them, nourish them, and defend them, the whole congregation of Christ, and every member thereof, at our whole powers and wairing [spending] of our lives, against Satan, and all wicked power that does intend tyranny or trouble against the foresaid congregation.
page 243,
- Reserving alwayes to the Sheriff or other Magistrates, and taker of the Thief, the expences waired out by them in taking and putting the Thief to execution.
Etymology 3
Verb
(head)page 18,
- We didn't al'ays stay here, but wair' on the wing here and thar where game was most plentiful, and often in company with the Mingoes, who ' wair our sworn fri'nds an' allies.
References
lair
English
Noun
(en noun)- ...Van Helsing stood up and said, "Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first we visited our enemy's lair . Armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack?"
