Wade
Wade , noun
Woad. [Obsolete] — Mortimer
Wade , intransitive verb
[Old English waden to wade, to go, Anglo-Saxon wadan; akin to OFries. wada, Dutch waden, Old High German watan, Icelandic va{not transcribed}a, Swedish vada, Danish vade, Latin vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Compare Evade, Invade, Pervade, Waddle.]
1.
To go; to move forward. [Obsolete]
When might is joined unto cruelty,
Alas, too deep will the venom wade.
Forbear, and wade no further in this speech.
2.
To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
So eagerly the fiend...
With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,
And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
3.
Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed slowly among objects or circumstances that constantly hinder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
And wades through fumes, and gropes his way.
The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties.
Wade , transitive verb
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded the rivers and swamps.
Wade , noun
The act of wading. [Colloquial]