"whey" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /hwæi̯/, /wæi̯/, /xwæi̯/
Etymology: From Old English hwǣġ, hwæiġ, hwæġ, hweġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hwǣġ}} Old English hwǣġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hwaij|t=whey}} Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} whey, {{enm-noun|-}} whey (uncountable)
  1. The leftovers from milk curdled during cheesemaking; whey. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cheeses, Milk
    Sense id: en-whey-enm-noun-3E8kAScw Disambiguation of Cheeses: 64 36 Disambiguation of Milk: 53 47
  2. (rare) The result of strained almond milk. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Milk
    Sense id: en-whey-enm-noun-5do2jMgd Disambiguation of Milk: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wheyy, whei, wheye, wheyȝe, wey, whay, qwhey, weyȝe, whaye, wege

Alternative forms

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