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Old English · prefix

weas-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈwæ͜ɑːs/
Syllables
ˈwæ͜ɑːs (1 syllable)
Modern English
chance

Meaning

  1. chance

    wēasġelimp

    chance occurrence

Etymology

From wēas (“by chance, accidentally”).

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