Wesways

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  • we sway
  • we swear
  • he sways
  • hold sway: to have power or authority (over someone)
  • westwärts: (German) westwards → the preceding word, otherways → cf. the opening line of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde: Westwärts schweift der Blick, ostwärts streicht das Schiff ("Westwards wanders my gaze, eastwards skims the ship")
  • waste away
  • waswas: (Arabic) whispers (of doubt) from the devil