"wadset" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wadsets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wedsetten, equivalent to wed (“pledge”) + set. Wad is a Scottish form of wed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wedsetten}} Middle English wedsetten, {{compound|en|wed|set|t1=pledge}} wed (“pledge”) + set, {{m|en|wed}} wed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wadset (countable and uncountable, plural wadsets)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) The conveyance of land in pledge for a debt; a mortgage. Tags: Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wadset-en-noun-~iFw5TAS Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wadsett, wedset

Verb

Forms: wadsets [present, singular, third-person], wadsetting [participle, present], wadsetted [participle, past], wadsetted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English wedsetten, equivalent to wed (“pledge”) + set. Wad is a Scottish form of wed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wedsetten}} Middle English wedsetten, {{compound|en|wed|set|t1=pledge}} wed (“pledge”) + set, {{m|en|wed}} wed Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} wadset (third-person singular simple present wadsets, present participle wadsetting, simple past and past participle wadsetted)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) To mortgage land. Tags: Scotland, obsolete Related terms: wadsetter
    Sense id: en-wadset-en-verb-2lEpOZUs Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wadsett, wedset

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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