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  • verb transitive, Northern England To waste.
  • adjective superlative form of wee: most wee.

Etymologies

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From Middle English westen, from Old English wēstan ("to lay waste, ravage"), from Proto-Germanic *wōstijanan (“to waste, devastate”), from Proto-Indo-European *wāst- (“empty, void”). Cognate with Scots wast, weist ("to waste"), German wüsten ("to waste, squander"). More at waste.

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From wee +‎ -est.

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