[tied] Re: Wuz

> The <woozy> 'vochtig' noted by Verdam isn't the American
> <woozy> 'dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy', which actually
> is in the OED; it's a variant of <oozy>, from OE <wo:sig>
> 'juicy, moist'. The OED s.vv. <oozy>, <ooze> notes many
> <w-> variants.
>

*va- > *vo- > *o- is common in Danish. Besides (w)ooze, do you know
of other similar examples in English (esp. the *wo- > *o- part)?

Torsten