† wouhlechen.
Obsolete. rare.
Wooing, courtship.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun]
wooingc1000
wouhlechec1230
wouhlechunga1250
love work?a1300
love-druryc1300
love playc1390
suitc1475
lovemakinga1500
loveshipc1500
suiting1568
courtship1600
courting1607
suitoringa1640
amouring1675
sparking1804
sprunting1823
lovering1848
twosing1940
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [noun] > seeking hand in marriage
wooingc1000
wouhlechec1230
wouhlechunga1250
suitc1475
suiting1568
courtship1600
courting1607
suitoringa1640
c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 51 Na wohlech [a1250 Nero wouleche] nis se culuert as o pleinte wise.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun]
wooingc1000
wouhlechec1230
wouhlechunga1250
love work?a1300
love-druryc1300
love playc1390
suitc1475
lovemakinga1500
loveshipc1500
suiting1568
courtship1600
courting1607
suitoringa1640
amouring1675
sparking1804
sprunting1823
lovering1848
twosing1940
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [noun] > seeking hand in marriage
wooingc1000
wouhlechec1230
wouhlechunga1250
suitc1475
suiting1568
courtship1600
courting1607
suitoringa1640
a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 177 He uor wouhlecchunge [?c1225 Cleo. wochlec]. sende hire his sonden.
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