wyspe

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate to Dutch wisp, dialectal Danish visp, Swedish visp, Norwegian Bokmål visp, etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wisp/, /wips/

Noun

wyspe (plural wyspes or wyspe)

  1. A package, stick or pile of straw, a wisp:
    1. Such a bundle used to clean livestock of dirt.
    2. (rare) Such a bundle shaped into a circle or torus.
    3. (rare) Such a bundle lighted afire and used as a light source.
  2. (rare) An unit used for measuring glass.

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