† warelinessn.
Obsolete.
Caution, carefulness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun]
wareness971
warelinessc1000
warningc1000
beseeing1340
cautel1531
warefulness1548
wariness1552
chariness1571
circumspectness1581
circumspection1598
warisomeness1607
guard1609
cautionateness1619
cautelousnessa1624
cautiona1639
cautiousness1649
guardedness1807
cacannyness1917
pussy-footedness1917
pussyfooting1956
leeriness1961
c1000 Ags. Hom. (Assmann) xiii. 263 Us is on ðam micel wærlicnys getacnad and æteowed on ðære onfangennysse ures drihtnes lichaman.
a1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 74 Aftirward..be þe longaon putte into his place, and be it fast bondyn with warlynez [L. ligetur cum cautela] þat it go noȝt out.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
<
n.c1000