wassert (woser)

[Appar. The horrible huge whales did there appeare; The wa er that makes maryners to feare. The Newe Metamorphosis (1600). wa ermant (wos'ér-man), n. [ mann , man. Cf. E. dial. wa el - man , a scarecrow. Cf.waterman.] A male sea-monster of human form; a sort of merman. The griesly Wa erman , that makes his game The flying ships with swiftnes to pursew. Spenser, F. Q., II. xii. 24. 6833