"waight" meaning in All languages combined

See waight on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: waights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} waight (countable and uncountable, plural waights)
  1. Obsolete spelling of weight. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: weight
    Sense id: en-waight-en-noun-P1Iu9mrp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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