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weys

weys is the plural of wey.

Meaning of wey

Noun

wey (plural weys)

  1. (archaic, uncommon) An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.
    • Than though I hadde this wouke ywonne a weye of Essex cheese.c. 1376, William Langland, The Vision of Piers Plowman, Version B, Passus 5, Line 91

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Proper noun capitalized: Weys

Weys

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Veys (“city in Iran”).

Questions about weys

What is weys the plural of?
Weys is the plural of wey.
What part of speech is weys?
Weys is a proper noun.

Words near weys in the dictionary

  1. Weymouth
  2. Weymouth and Portland
  3. Weymouth Heights
  4. Weymouth pine
  5. Weyrich
  6. weys
  7. weyve
  8. weyved
  9. weyves
  10. weyving
  11. weyward

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