"warp" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /warp/, /wɛrp/
Etymology: From Old English wearp, warp, from Proto-West Germanic *warp, from Proto-Germanic *warpą. Related to werpen. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wearp}} Old English wearp, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*warp}} Proto-West Germanic *warp, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*warpą}} Proto-Germanic *warpą Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} warp
  1. warp (lengthwise threads)
    Sense id: en-warp-enm-noun-E4LO1wda
  2. warp thread
    Sense id: en-warp-enm-noun-hELOVb~M
  3. (rare) weft (horizontal threads) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Units of measure, Weaving
    Sense id: en-warp-enm-noun-tlH-B-kZ Disambiguation of Units of measure: 18 11 42 11 18 Disambiguation of Weaving: 12 5 62 5 16
  4. (rare) cast of fish Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-warp-enm-noun-HBQd87zp
  5. (nautical, rare) rope for hauling ships Tags: rare Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-warp-enm-noun-Ceijf95h Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: warpe, werp, werpe, werppe

Alternative forms

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