waste

waste [-s] n

OFr.

1. Desolate area; ruined place; deserted region.
2. Phrase. “At waste”: in vain; futile; ineffectual.

waste [-ed] v

North-eastern OFr waste-r.

1. Squander; lose through carelessness.
2. Spend; exhaust; use up.
3. Dwindle; melt; diminish by gradual dissipation.