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name
A municipality in Kleve district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To ooze, exude; drain away; distil gently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
To moisten; mix with water.
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Usage: dialectal
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History
From Middle English wesen, from Old English wēsan (“to steep, ooze”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōsijan (“to ooze”).
