"wab" meaning in Scots

See wab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: wabs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English web, webbe, from Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabją, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|web}} Middle English web, {{inh|sco|ang|webb}} Old English webb, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*wabją}} Proto-Germanic *wabją, {{der|sco|ine-pro|*webʰ-|t=weave}} Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|wabs|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} wab (plural wabs), {{sco-noun}} wab (plural wabs)
  1. web
    Sense id: en-wab-sco-noun-S15X9usv Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
     
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "web"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English web",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "webb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English webb",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wabją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wabją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*webʰ-",
        "t": "weave"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English web, webbe, from Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabją, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wabs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wab (plural wabs)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wab (plural wabs)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        [
          "web",
          "web"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "wab"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "web"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English web",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "webb"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English webb",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wabją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wabją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*webʰ-",
        "t": "weave"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English web, webbe, from Old English webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabją, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wabs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wab (plural wabs)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wab (plural wabs)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "Scots nouns",
        "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
        "Scots terms derived from Old English",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
        "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
        "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "web"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "web",
          "web"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wab"
}

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