- hweorfa
- m (-n/-n) joint; whorl of a spindle
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hweorfa
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Whorl — Whorl, n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See {Whirl}, n. & v.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wharve — /hwawrv, wawrv/, n. Spinning. a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley. [bef. 1000; ME wherve, OE hweorfa; deriv. of hwerfan to revolve] * * * … Universalium
whorl — /hwerrl, hwawrl, werrl, wawrl/, n. 1. a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil. 2. one of the turns or volutions of a spiral shell. 3. anything shaped like a coil. 4. one of the central… … Universalium
hwerb — see hweorfa … Old to modern English dictionary
whorl — [[t](h)wɜrl, (h)wɔrl, wɜrl, wɔrl[/t]] n. 1) bot a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil 2) ivt one of the turns or volutions of a spiral shell 3) anything shaped like a coil 4) one of the… … From formal English to slang
wharve — /wɔv/ (say wawv) noun a wheel or round piece of wood on a spindle, serving as a flywheel or as a pulley. {Middle English wherve, Old English hweorfa} …
whorl — /wɜl / (say werl) noun 1. a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves, flowers, etc., round a point on an axis; a verticil. 2. one of the turns or volutions of a spiral shell. 3. one of the principal ridge shapes of a fingerprint, forming at… …
wharve — [hwôrv, wôrv] n. [ME wherve < OE hweorfa < base of hweorfan, to turn: see WHARF] 1. a small flywheel on the spindle of a spinning wheel 2. a small drive pulley on a spindle of a modern spinning machine … English World dictionary
wharve — ˈ(h)wȯ(ə)rv, ȯ(ə)v noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English wherve, from Old English hweorfa; akin to Old High German hwerbo turn, whirl, hinge, Old English hweorfan to turn more at wharf : whorl 1 … Useful english dictionary
