WARISH

War″ish (?), v. t. [[OF. warir to protect, heal, cure, F. guéri� to cure; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. werian, weren, to protect, to hinder. See Garret.]] To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal. My brother shall be warished hastily. Chaucer. Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle. Holland.