"dwere" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle Dutch dwers, dwars or Middle Low German dwēr, akin to Middle High German twer, twerhe, Old English þweorh. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|dum|dwers}} Middle Dutch dwers, {{der|enm|gml|dwēr}} Middle Low German dwēr, {{cog|gmh|twer}} Middle High German twer, {{cog|ang|þweorh}} Old English þweorh Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} dwere
  1. doubt, dread, perplexity, uncertainty Synonyms: dwer, dwire
    Sense id: en-dwere-enm-noun-X2O5FBBQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum viij”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book X, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Than Kynge Marke rode tyll he com to a fountayne; and there he rested hym by that fountayne, and stoode in a dwere whether he myght ryde to Kynge Arthurs courte other none[…].",
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