Thise wordes seide she, and with the lappe of hir garment, y-plyted in a frounce, she dryede myn eyen, that weren fulle of the wawes 20 of my wepinges.
The see hath eek his right to ben som-tyme calme and blaundishing with smothe water, and som-tyme to ben horrible with wawes and with tempestes.
The statue of Venus, glorious for to see, 1955 Was naked fleting in the large see, And fro the navele doun all covered was With wawes grene, and brighte as any glas.
Bot Pride is loth to leve his lord, 2940 And wol noght soffre humilite With him to stonde in no degree; And whan a schip hath lost his stiere, Is non so wys that mai him stiere Ayein the wawes in a rage.
The Schip forth on the wawes wente; The prince hath changed his entente, And seith he wol noght come at Tyr As thanne, bot al his desir Is ferst to seilen unto Tharse.
The Schip which on the wawes renneth, And is forstormed and forblowe, Is noght more peined for a throwe Than I am thanne, whanne I se An other which that passeth me In that fortune of loves yifte.
Wherfore in youthe I rede you edefye The hous of vertue in so wys manere That in your age it may you kepe and gye Fro the tempest of worldly wawes here.
The wawes semeden as they kiste togider; but often under colour of kissinge is mokel old hate prively closed and kept.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wawes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
