warish
/ˈwɒɹɪʃ/
warish verb: to cure or heal (an illness or a person). Also the alternative form of warrish.
Verb
warish (third-person singular simple present warishes, present participle warishing, simple past and past participle warished)
- To cure or heal (an illness or a person).
- Varro testifieth, that even at this day there be some there who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
- To get better; to recover from an illness.
Also used as
warish is also the alternative form of warrish.
Forms of warish
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | warishes |
| present participle | warishing |
| past participle | warished |
| past | warished |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more warish |
| superlative | most warish |
Origin of warish
From Middle English warysshen, from Anglo-Norman waris-, the present participle stem of warir, from Old French guarir (modern guérir), from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną. Compare guarish.
Words that rhyme with warish
Questions about warish
- What does warish mean?
- Warish means to cure or heal (an illness or a person).
- What part of speech is warish?
- Warish is a verb.
- How do you pronounce warish?
- Warish is pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪʃ/.
- What is the past tense of warish?
- The past tense of warish is warished.
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