"wharf" meaning in Middle English

See wharf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hwarf/ Forms: wharves [plural], wherf [alternative], wharfe [alternative], warrf [alternative], wharghfe [alternative]
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  1. wharf Derived forms: wharfage

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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