"water sickness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English watersiknesse, wæterseocnesse, from Old English wætersēocnes (“dropsy”), equivalent to water + sickness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|watersiknesse}} Middle English watersiknesse, {{m|enm|wæterseocnesse}} wæterseocnesse, {{inh|en|ang|wætersēocnes|t=dropsy}} Old English wætersēocnes (“dropsy”), {{af|en|water|sickness}} water + sickness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} water sickness (uncountable)
  1. (rare, archaic) Dropsy. Tags: archaic, rare, uncountable

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