"wier" meaning in English

See wier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: wiers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wier (plural wiers)
  1. Archaic form of weir. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: weir
    Sense id: en-wier-en-noun-j61k5VBV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, West Frisian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of West Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 25 5 5 20 24 14 1 1 0 2 2

Inflected forms

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