wye

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.

ON THE WYE 191 X. — Cynthia's Chauffeur, Louis Tracy
In Monmouthshire there is the "sylvan Wye." — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon
“Wye Town” was under the overseership of a man named Noah Willis. — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Frederick Douglass

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