See Also: wanweird(dictionary)

assay (oh) and wanweird (iou)


assay (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: assaier, essaier, from Late Latin exagium; ESSAY1]
to test a substance, especially a metal, to see how pure it is or what it is made of
-- assay /E5seI, 5AseI ?@ 5AseI, A5seI/ n [C]

wanweird (iou)



wanweird noun. Scot. Now rare. E16.
[from WAN- + WEIRD noun.]
Bad luck, misfortune.