wey

v. t. & i. To weigh. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. weye, AS. w&unr_;ge weight. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Weight. ] A certain measure of weight. [ Eng. ] “A weye of Essex cheese.” Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A wey is 6&unr_; tods, or 182 pounds, of wool; a load, or five quarters, of wheat, 40 bushels of salt, each weighing 56 pounds; 32 cloves of cheese, each weighing seven pounds; 48 bushels of oats and barley; and from two cwt. to three cwt. of butter. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To wail. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. See Welaway. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]