W.

Wade, v. n. == go. RG. 99. HD. 2654; [wede]. HD. 2641. AS. wádan

Wag, v. a. == move. HD. 89. AS. wágian

—— v. n. [wawen]. Alys. 1164. Fr. Sci. 342

Wager, sb. Pol. S. 218

Wagh, sb. == a wall. Ps. lxi. 4. AS. wáh

Wail, v. n. pret. ‘waile.’ Alys. 4653

Wailing, sb. Alys. 7883, 2365

Wain, sb. RG. 416. AS. wǽgen

Wait, sb. == musician. Alys. 4312, 7769

—— == sentinel. Ritson’s AS. viii. 143

Wait, v. a. == watch. Wright’s L. P. p. 91

Waiten, v. n. == keep watch. HD. 1754

Wake, v. a. == awaken, pret, ‘weiȝte.’ 446 β; ‘wight.’ Alys. 2925

—— v. n. == be awake. 681 B. AS. wacan

Wake, v. a. == watch. 2215 B. AS. wæccan

Waken, v. n. == awake. HD. 2164

Waker, sb. == a person apt to wake. Fr. Sci. 286

Wale, v. a. == choose. Wright’s L. P. p. 33. Germ. wahlen

Walk, v. n. K. Horn, 981; pret. ‘welk.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. weallian. Germ. wallen, to go

—— == travel; part. ‘iwalken.’ Marg 49

Walken, == welkin, q. v.

Walker, sb. == a fuller, or whitener of cloth. 1135 B. AS. wealcere. Ital. gualcare, to full

Wall, sb. RG. 549, 555

—— v. a. Alys. 2658

Walled, adj. Alys. 6068

Wallyng, == boiling. See Well, vb.

Wan, adj. == pale. Wright’s L. P. p. 93; [won]. Ibid. p. 28. AS. wonn, wan

Wand, sb. RG. 290. ON. vöndr

Wander, v. n. Pol. S. 240

Wandreth, sb. [wondred] == sorrow. Pol. S. 150. ON. vandrædi

Wane, v. n. Ps. ix. 7. AS. wanian

Wane, sb. == want. M. Ode, 179; [wone]. Wright’s L. P. p. 30. AS. wana

Wanene. See When and Whence

Wanhope, sb. == despair, want of hope. RG. 323

Want, v. n. == wish? RG. 468

Want, v. n. == be wanting. pret. ‘wondede.’ Ps. xxii. 1

Want, v. a. == be without, lack. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. wana, a deficiency

War, sb. RG. 374

—— v. n. == [worry], make war. RG. 370; pret. ‘werrede.’ RG. 77

—— v. a. == war against a person or thing. pret. ‘worrede.’ RG. 371, 70; part. ‘ywerred.’ RG. 3; ‘iworred.’ Ibid.

Ward, sb. == guard. RG. 461

—— == division of an army. Alys. 1996

—— v. a. RG. 41, 491

Warden, sb. RG. 314, 436

Ware, sb. == wares. HD. 52; reward. Pol. S. 192. AS. wáru

Ware, sb. == thing, affair. Moral Ode, st. 32 (Hickes); but the Egerton MS. st. 34, reads ‘gare,’ i. e. gear

Ware, a collective term, ‘watres ware.’ Ps. xvii. 16; ‘windes ware.’ Ibid. v. 11; probably the AS. ware

Ware, sb. == spring. Ps. lxxiii. 17. Lat. ver. O. Engl. veer

Ware, adj. Wright’s L. P. pp. 30, 103; [yware]. RG. 388; [iwarte]. O. and N. 1219. AS. wǽr

Warentment, sb. == military apparel. Alys. 7943. Fr. garnement

Wariness, sb. [iwarness]. O. and N. 1226

Waring, sb. == price. Ps. xliii. 13

Warison, sb. == reward. Alys. 2512. Fr. guérison

Warn, v. a. == advise a person. HD. 2834. AS. warnian

Warn, v. a. == refuse a thing to a person. RG. 367, 550

—— == hinder. 1274 B.

Warned, adj. == defended, said of a city. Ps. xxx. 22; fortified. Ps. cvii. 11

Warnesture, sb. == garrison. RG. 94

Warrant, v. a. == insure safety to a person, keep harmless. Alys. 2132

Warp, v. a. == throw. HD. 1061; 3 s. pres. ‘werth.’ HD. 1176; place [worp]. O. and N. 596; pret. ‘warp.’ O. and N. 45

—— == strike. part. ‘iworpe.’ O. and N. 1119. AS. weorpan

Warring, sb. == fighting. Alys. 6095

Warring, sb. == cursing. Manuel des Pecches, 1289

Warrior, sb. Alys. 1461

Warye, v. a. == curse. See Werien

Warȝtreo, sb. == cursed tree, gibbet. 2233 B. AS. werg, accursed

Was. See Be

Was, == whose. See Who

Wash, v. a. RG. 435; [whosshe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 70; pret. ‘wosh.’ 273 β; ‘wesche.’ Ps. lxxii. 13

Wassail, sb. RG. 117

—— v. n. HD. 2098

Waste, sb. == reckless spending. RG. 376

—— == wilderness. Alys. 7121

—— v. a. RG. 136

Wastel, sb. == cake of fine flour. HD. 779

Wasteyn, sb. == wilderness. Manuel des Pecches, 1767

Wate, sb. == luck, hap, that which is foretold. RG. 31, 411. AS. hwatu, divination

Water, sb. RG. 371, 402

—— v. a. Ps. lxxvii. 15

Watercress, sb. Alys. 5767

Waterdog, sb. Alys. 5771

Waterless, adj. Ps. cvi. 25

Wathe, sb. == torment. Ps. cxiv. 3. AS. wíte

Watloker, == much rather. See Whatloker.

Wave, sb. 525 β; [wawe]. Alys. 5018. AS. wǽg, wáðuma

Wawe, v. a. == move. RG. 207. Alys. 2634. AS. wegan, wágian

Wawe, v. n. == wag, q. v.

Wawing, sb. == motion. Fr. Sci. 385

Wax, sb. Pol. S. 151. AS. weax

Wax, v. n. RG. 9, 442; part. ‘ywox.’ RG. 412. AS. weaxan

Waxing, sb. Fr. Sci. 335

Way, sb. == road. RG. 7, 391; ‘to fly his way.’ O. and N. 308. ‘Do way,’ an expression like our ‘Get along with you.’ Alys. 7646; pl. ‘weyre.’ Body and Soul, 63

Way, sb. == mass? Ritson’s AS. viii. 31. AS. wæcg

Wayle, sb. == a girl. Wright’s L. P. p. 38. AS. wylen

Waynoun, a proper name? Wright’s L. P. p. 47

Wayte, sb. See Wait

Wayteglede, == watch-the-fire, i. e. one who sits in the chimney corner, poking over the fire? Wright’s L. P. p. 47. Cf. the Norse phrase Kólbitr; and see the Introduction to Dasent’s Popular Tales from the Norse, pp. lxxx-lxxxii. 1st Edit.

We. See Woe

We. See I

We. See With

Weak, adj. HD. 1012

Weal, sb. 1277 B.

Wealth, sb. Ps. lxxii. 12

Weapon, sb. HD. 1436. O. and N. 1367

Wear, v. a. RG. 390; pret, ‘werede.’ RG. 434

Weariness, sb. RG. 240

Weary, adj. RG. 19

Weather, sb. RG. 560

Web, sb. Fr. Sci. 315

Webbe, sb. == weaver. Pol. S. 188

Wed, sb. == pledge. Pol. S. 151. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. RG. 393. AS. wed

Wed, v. a. == marry. RG. 295, 439; said of the priest who marries two persons. Pol. S. 159. AS. weddian, wed

Wedbreak, sb. == adulterer. Ps. xlix. 18

Wedding, sb. St Lucy, 88. Manuel des Pecches, 1712

Wede, vb. == wade, go. See Wade

Wedlock, sb. Marg. 11

Wednesday. RG. 509

Wee. See Woe

Weed, sb. == garment. RG. 560. AS. wǽd

Weed, sb. == herb. Alys. 796. AS. weód

Week, sb. RG. 113; pl. ‘wouke.’ RG. 387. AS. weoc

Weeles. See Well, sb.

Ween, v. n. == think. RG. 369. O. and N. 237. 2 s. pres. ‘wanst.’ O. and N. 1642. AS. wénan

—— v. a. == impute. Ps. xxxi. 2

Weep, v. n. RG. 420; [wyppen]. O. and N. 1064

Weeping, sb. RG. 405. Wright’s L. P. p. 30; [wyping]. Ibid. p. 85

Wef, sb. == whiff or scent. Body and Soul, 56. AS. wiffan

Weight, sb. == a measure, weight. Ps. lxi. 10. AS. wæg

Weir, sb. Ps. cxiii. 8; [wore]. Wright’s L. P. p. 28. AS. wǽr

Welaway, interj. 1179 B.

Welcome, adj. RG. 508

—— v. a. 473 B.

Welde. See Wield

Welk, v. n. == fade, become pale. Ps. lxxxix. 6. See Weolewe

Welkin, sb. == the sky. Wright’s L. P. p. 114; [walken]. Alys. 5799. Ps. cl. 1; dat. s. ‘weoluce.’ O. and N. 1680. AS. welcn, wolcen

Well, adj. == good. 89 B.

—— adv. RG. 375. O. and N. 31

—— == rightly. Rel. S. i. 20

Well, sb. (of water). RG. 1. Wright’s L. P. p. 94; pl. ‘weeles.’ Ps. xvii. 5. AS. well, wyl

Well, v. n. == boil, well up. Wright’s L. P. p. 40; [walle]. RG. 28; pret. ‘wal.’ Body and Soul, 218; part. ‘wallyng.’ Alys. 1622. AS. weallan

—— v. a. == boil. Marg. 60

Wellnigh, adv. == almost. O. and N. 44

Wellquemand, part. == pleasing. Ps. xci. 15

Wellqueme, sb. == pleasure. Ps. lxxxviii. 18; cv. 4

Wellquemeness, sb. == pleasingness. Ps. cxl. 5

Wellset, v. a. Ps. civ. 9; cxi. 5

Wellsetting, sb. Ps. cxviii. 91

Welly, adv. == kindly. Ps. l. 20

Wem, sb. == a spot or scar. RG. 336. St Kath. 151. AS. wem, womm

Wem, v. a. == to defile, corrupt. Ps. lxxxviii. 35; [wemmy]. RG. 206; part. ‘wemmed.’ Ps. xv. 10. AS. wemman

Wemed, adj. ‘prout wemod’ == with a proud stomach. Fr. Sci. 285. ‘Wem’ is still used for ‘womb’ in the North of England. AS. wamb

Wemless, adj. == spotless. Creed of St Athan. 6. Ps. xiv. 2

Wemmand, sb. == sinner. Ps. cxviii. 158

Wemmedness, sb. Ps. c. 3

Wemming, sb. RG. 336

Wemmy, v. a. == defile. See Wem, vb.

Wench, sb. Cok. 139. Ps. lxvii. 26. AS. wencle. See Gloss. to Orm. s. v. wenchell

Wend, v. n. == go. RG. 8. AS. wendan

—— == turn (as in bed). Wright’s L. P. p. 28

—— v. a. == turn. HD. 2138; change. Wright’s L. P. p. 91

Wending, sb. == departure. Alys. 920

Wene, adj. == frequent, rife? Pol. S. 150. AS. wune, custom. Dut. wennen

Weole, sb. == wealth. Pol. S. 156. AS. weola

—— == happiness? Wright’s L. P. p. 44

Weolewe, v. n. == fade, become pale. Wright’s L. P. p. 50. AS. wealwian

Wepmon, sb. == man. Pol. S. 153. O. and N. 1377. AS. wæpman

Were. See Be

Were, v. a. == defend. HD. 2298. Alys. 5836; [werye]. Alys. 3533. AS. werian. Germ. wehren

Were, sb. == man, husband. O. and N. 1339. AS. wer

Werewed, part. == worried, killed? HD. 1915

Werien, v. a. == curse. O. and N. 1172; [werre]. Manuel des Pecches, 1291; [warye]. Id. 1292. AS. werigan

Werth, == throweth. See Warp

Weryying, sb. == protection. Wright’s L. P. p. 75. Ps. xxi. 20; [weryng]. Alys. 2798. AS. werian

West. RG. 544

West, vb. == shows? Alys. 238. AS. wísian

Westerness, sb. == the West country. K. Horn, 949

Westward, adv. RG. 20

Wet, sb. Fr. Sci. 136. AS. wæt

—— v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 31; pret. ‘watte.’ RG. 322; part. ‘wet.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 30

—— v. n. == become wet. Wright’s L. P. p. 36

—— adj. [wete]. Wright’s L. P. p. 85

Wete, v. n. == weep. Wright’s L. P. p. 84

Wether, sb. Ps. lxiv. 14. RG. 52. AS. weðer

Weve, v. a. == make to go, cut off; part. ‘weved,’ ‘yweved.’ Alys. 3839, 3807

Weve, v. n. == go, move. RG. 64. Another form of ‘wawe,’ ‘wave,’ ‘wag’

Weved, sb. == altar. RG. 369, 419, 433. AS. weofod

Weye, sb. == woe, q. v.

Weȝe, v. a. == carry, O. and N. 1020. AS. wegan

Whale, sb. [hwal]. HD. 755; [qual]. HD. 753. AS. hwæl

Whalebone, sb. [whalles bone]. Wright’s L. P. p. 38

What, interr. pron. O. and N. 1438

—— rel. pron. O. and N. 1439

—— interj. O. and N. 1296

What—what, == some—some. RG. 402

Whate, adv. == quickly. Alys. 2639. AS. hwæt

Whatkin, adj. == what kind of. Ps. lv. 10

Whatloker, adj. == much rather. RG. 429, 357. 1249 B. (?) AS. hwætlíc, comp. hwætlicor

Wheat, sb. Alys. 5193. AS. hwǽte

Wheel, sb. RG. 408. AS. hweol

Whelp, sb. Ps. ciii. 21. AS. hwelp

When, adv. [wanne]. RG. 367, 378; [hwenne]. Rel. S. iv. 1; [hwanne]. O. and N. 1416; [hwan]. O. and N. 1468; [whan]. 290 β; [wane]. O. and N. 521; [wone]. O. and N. 324

Whence, adv. gen. of ‘when;’ [whonene]. O. and N. 138; [wanene]. O. and N. 1298; [whannes]. 288 β; [whethen]. Ps. cxx. 1

Where, adv. [war]. RG. 40. O. and N. 526; [whar]. 1078 B.

Whereby, adv. [warbi]. RG. 101

Wherefore, adv. 126 B.

Whereof, adv. RG. 405

Wheresoever, adv. 1389 B.

Wherethrough, adv. [war þoru]. RG. 432

Whereto, adv. 447 B. O. and N. 464

Whet, v. a. == sharpen; part. ‘y-whet.’ Alys. 6607. AS. hwettan

Whethen, == whence, q. v.

Whether, adv. RG. 16; [whar]. 67 B; ‘whether—the’ == whether—or. O. and N. 1358, 1360

—— adj. RG. 408

Whey, sb. [wei]. O. and N. 1007. AS. wæg

Which, rel. pron. RG. 472; [hwucche]. O. and N. 934; [wuch]. O. and N. 1376

—— == what. 974 B. RG. 454

While, sb. == time. O. and N. 1589

—— with the def. art. == whilst [þe wule]. RG. 377

Whilom, adv. == formerly (dat. pl. of while). Wright’s L. P. p. 87

Whine, v. n. [wonie]. O. and N. 973. AS. wánian. Dut. weynen

Whining, sb. [wonyng]. O. and N. 311

Whistle, v. n. Alys. 5348, 5263. AS. hwistlian

White, adj. RG. 2, 228; [with]. HD. 48

—— sb. == white of an egg. HD. 240

Whiten, v. a. Ps. l. 9

Whither, adv. 693 B.

Whitherward, adv. 59 B.

Who, rel. pron. [hoo]. RG. 40; [hwo]. O. and N. 1193

gen. ‘was.’ RG. 475

dat. and acc. ‘whom.’ RG. 10; ‘wham.’ 116 B.; ‘hwam.’ Rel. S. ii. 2; ‘hwan.’ O. and N. 1508

Who, == one, ‘as who seith’ == as one saith. RG. 328; ‘alle ho’ == every one. O. and N. 66

Whole, adj. == sound. RG. 377. 676 β

Whore, sb. RG. 279

Whoredom, sb. RG. 241, 479

Whoreling, sb. Rel. S. vii. 29

Whoreson, sb. Alys. 880

Whoso, pron. Wright’s L. P. p. 26; [whose]. Ibid. p. 114

Why, interr. [wu]. RG. 307; [hwi]. O. and N. 1256; [wi]. O. and N. 1232

—— rel. adv. O. and N. 474; [whi]. 1573 B.

Wick, adj. == wicked. RG. 208. From AS. wǽc, weak

—— == bad, wretched; ‘wikke clothes.’ HD. 2458

Wicke, adj. ‘wicke tune,’ O. and N. 730, means probably ‘establishments.’ From the AS. wíc-tunas

Wicked, adj. Wright’s L. P. pp. 24, 30; ‘a wicked weed’ == a wretched garment. Serm. 40

Wickedness, sb. Pol. S. 230

Wickehede, sb. == wickedness. Body and Soul, 43

Wicket, sb. K. Horn, 1106. Fr. guichet

Wiclik, adv. == wickedly. Ps. xliii. 18

Wide, adj. RG. 410.

Widow, sb. HD. 79. AS. wuduwe

Wield, v. a. == govern, rule. 816 B.; [wolde]. RG. 147

Wife, sb. RG. 26, 380

Wigeling, sb. == an out-of-the-way place? Ps. cvi. 40. AS. wicelian, to stagger, to go out of the direct road

Wight, sb. == a man. RG. 533. 470 β. AS. wiht

Wight, adj. == active. HD. 9; [with]. HD. 1756; comp. ‘wyghtyore.’ Alys. 2396. Swed. vig

—— adv. == immediately, quickly. Wright’s L. P. p. 44

Wighth, sb. == a space of time. Alys. 5362; a space. Ps. viii. 6. AS. wuht, wiht

Wightness, sb. == valour, activity. Alys. 5001

Wike, sb. == dwelling. O. and N. 604. AS. wic

Wike, sb. == office, duty. O. and N. 603; station. Alys. 4608. See Gl. to Orm. s. v. Wikenn

Wike, v. n. == be weary. Wright’s L. P. p. 87. AS. wícan

Wikness, sb. == wickedness. Ps. v. 5

Wil, adj. == wild, uncertain. HD. 1042

Wild, adj. == fierce. RG. 374, 510; ‘wild beasts.’ RG. 375

Wilderness, sb. == a desolate place. RG. 15

Wildfire, sb. RG. 410

Wile, sb. == trick, deceit. Ritson’s AS. viii. 180. AS. wile

Wilful, adj. RG. 359; [willesful]. RG. 77

—— == voluntary. Ps. lxvii. 10

Wilfully, adv. == without a cause. Ps. xxxiv. 7; lxviii. 5

Will, sb. RG. 367

—— v. n. == wish. RG. 384; pret. ‘wolde.’ RG. 550

Will, v. aux. pres. 1 s. ‘wole.’ 39 B.; 2 s. ‘wolt.’ 40 B.; ‘wlt.’ O. and N. 499; 3 s. ‘wule.’ O. and N. 1360; ‘wile.’ O. and N. 1358; pret. 3 s. ‘wolde.’ 17 β; 2 s. ‘woldest.’ 35 B. ‘Will’ is constantly used with the infin. of the verb to form an imperative, as ‘nil þou niþe’ == strive not. Ps. xxxvi. 8, and cf. Ps. lxxiv. 5, 6

Willesful, == wilful, q. v.

Willing, sb. Rel. Ant. ii. 212

Wilne, v. n. == wish. RG. 217. AS. wilnian

—— v. a. == covet, desire. RG. 46; part. ‘y-wilned.’ RG. 309

Wimple, sb. Marg. 47. AS. winpel

Win, v. a. == subdue, get possession of [i-winne]. RG. 519; recover, obtain. RG. 523, 549; pret. ‘wonne.’ RG. 384; ‘wonde.’ RG. 258; ‘wan.’ Alys. 5561. AS. winnan

Wind, sb. RG. 367

Wind, v. a. == twist. pret. ‘wond.’ Pilate, 126. AS. windan

Windmill, sb. RG. 547

Window, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 91

Wine, sb. RG. 6, 542. AS. wín

Wine, sb. == a friend. M. Ode, 111. AS. wine

Wineyard, sb. == vineyard. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. wín-geard

Wing, sb. RG. 28

Winli, adj. == winsome. Ps. xxiii. 3. AS. wynlíc

Winne, sb. == joy. Pol. S. 195. AS. wyn

Winne, sb. == labour. O. and N. 670. AS. win

Winsome, adj. == lovely, delightful. Ps. lxxviii. 9. AS. wynsum

—— v. n. == be propitious. Ps. cii. 3

Winter, sb. RG. 371, 539

Wipe, v. a. RG. 435. AS. wípian

Wippen, v. n. == weep? O. and N. 1064

Wire, sb. [wyred]. Alys. 208. AS. wír

Wirwed, part. == strangled. HD. 1921. Dut. wurghen

Wisdom, sb. RG. 384

Wise, sb. == manner, ‘in no wise.’ 1212 B.; [wes]. O. and N. 748

Wise, adj. RG. 468, 506; sup. ‘wisest.’ RG. 266

Wisely, adv. RG. 550

Wisse, v. a. == direct. HD. 104. 1057 B. O. and N. 971. AS. wísian

Wissing, sb. == advice. HD. 2902. AS. wissung

Wit, sb. == knowledge, sense. RG. 457, 526; [i-wit]. O. and N. 772

Witch, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 38. AS. wicca, a wizard

—— v. n. == sing charms. Ps. lvii. 6

Witchcraft, sb. Body and Soul, 27

Witching, sb. == witchcraft. St Lucy, 122

Wite, v. a. == know. RG. 374; [y-wyte]. RG. 10; [iwite]. RG. 487; [wot]. 1625 B.; [wat]. O. and N. 1200; [wod]. Ib. 1188; 2 s. pres. ‘wost.’ O. and N. 717; pret. ‘wuste.’ RG. 374; ‘wiste.’ 208 B.; ‘west.’ Alys. 5834; part. ‘iwiste.’ 137 B.

Wite, v. n. == think, or expect. 2 s. pres. ‘west.’ O. and N. 47; pret. ‘wiste.’ RG. 93

Wite, v. a. == defend. RG. 487; pret. ‘wuste.’ RG. 549; S. S. witen. See Gloss. to Laȝ.

Wite, v. n. == go forth. Ps. lxxxix. 6; part. ‘wited.’ Ps. ix. 22; ‘witand.’ Ps. cxviii. 118. AS. wítan

Wite, v. a. == blame. O. and N. 1354; accuse. Wright’s L. P. p. 39. AS. witian

Witerlike, adv. == certainly. HD. 671. Ps. ii. 6

Witermon, sb. == a wise man. Wright’s L. P. p. 28

With, prep. == together with. 279 B.; [we]. RG. 457

—— == by means of. RG. 41

—— == against. O. and N. 62

—— == from. O. and N. 610. AS. wíð

With, adj. == white, q. v.

With, adj. for ‘wight,’ q. v.

With, adj. == pleasant? Wright’s L. P. p. 45. AS. wéðe

Withal, adv. RG. 28

Withclepe, v. a. == oppose. Alys. 1301

Withdraw, v. a. RG. 447

—— v. n. Ps. cxviii. 115; ‘withdraw of’ == withdraw from. RG. 497

Wither, adj. == hostile. Rel. S. i. 12; S. S. wiðer. See Gloss. to Laȝ.

Withering, sb. == adversary. K. Horn, 154

Witherthreat, v. a. Ps. xxxiv. 19; lxxiii. 10

Witherwendand, part. == opposing. Ps. iii. 8

Witherwine, sb. == adversary. RG. 325. AS. wiðer-winna, from winnan, to strive

Witherword, sb. == a hostile word. Ps. xc. 3

Withhold, v. a. == to hold with, or make to accompany. HD. 2356, 2362

—— == restrain. Alys. 2302

Within, adv. RG. 375, 549

Without, adv. RG. 549. 267 B.; [widh wute]. O. and N. 1593

—— prep. RG. 369; [witute]. O. and N. 183; [withouten]. 33 B.

Withsay, v. a. RG. 369, 374

Withseek, v. a. == seek out. part. ‘wuthsoht.’ Rel. S. v. 54

Withsitten, v. a. == oppose. HD. 1683

Withstand, v. n. == oppose. 725 B.

Withy, sb. == halter of withy. Alys. 4714. AS. wíðie

Witless, adj. == mad. RG. 216; at a loss. Pilate, 242

Witness, sb. RG. 29

Witterli, adv. == certainly. Ps. cxix. 1. ON. víturlega

Witty, adj. == clever. RG. 189; full of knowledge. O. and N. 1187. F. and P. 31

Witword, sb. == testimony. Ps. xxiv. 10. AS. wit-word

Wive, v. n. == marry. RG. 35

—— v. a. part. ‘iwived.’ RG. 529

Wiving, sb. == marriage. RG. 294

Wlak, adj. == lukewarm. Fr. Sci. 290 AS. wlæc

Wlate, v. a. == loathe. Ps. v. 7. AS. wlættian

—— v. n. == feel disgust for. O. and N. 354

—— sb. == disgust. O. and N. 1504. AS. wlætte

Wlatful, adj. == loathsome, abominable. Ps. lii. 2

Wlating, sb. == loathing, disgust. Ps lxxxvii. 9. AS. wlætung

Wlite, v. n. == look. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. AS. wlítan

—— sb. == countenance. O. and N. 439; Ps. xliv. 5. AS. wlíte

Wlonk, adj. == fair, proud. Pol. S. 156. AS. wlanc

Wluine, sb. == she wolf? HD. 573. Probably a metathesis of the ON. ulfinna,

thus ulvin }

vluin

Wo, sb. RG. 172, 485; [wai]. O. and N. 120; [wee]. Pol. S. 152; [weye]. Alys. 3449; [wa]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 152. AS. wá

Wo worth, i. e. woe be to, &c. Body and Soul, 7

Wobegone, adj. Body and Soul, 220

Wode, == went. See Go

Woderove, sb. == the woodruff; the asterula odorata of botanists. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. In Wright’s Vocab. p. 140, ‘wuderove’ is given as the transl. of ‘hastula regia’ or ‘muge de bois’

Wodewale, sb. == woodpecker. Wright’s L. P. p. 26

—— == wild thyme? Alys. 6793. AS. wudufille. Palsgrave has ‘wodewale, a herbe’

Woht, sb. == sin. See Woȝ

Wolc, sb. == some bird. Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Wold, sb. == power, governance. Alys. 6716

Woldeneyed, == wall-eyed. Alys. 5274. Probably from the ON. vagl i augum == festuca, pterygion. ‘En hinde, som trækker sig over öiet.’ B. Haldorson.

Wole, adj. == evil. O. and N. 8; [wle]. O. and N. 35. AS. wól

Wolf, sb. RG. 369

Wolfling, sb. Alys. 6272

Wollen, sb. == wollen garment. Fr. on Seven Sins, 16

Woman, sb. RG. 380; [wimman]. RG. 535. pl. ‘wymmen.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 33

Womanly, adj. RG. 457

Womb, sb. RG. 369. AS. wamb

Wombed, adj. RG. 377; [wemod]. Fr. Sci. 286

Wombeling, sb. == womb. Alys. 5674

Won, sb. == hope. RG. 419; [iwon]. 1022, 1712, B.; [wunne]. Pol. S. 153

—— == opinion. HD. 1972. AS. wén. ON. von

Won, sb. == plenty. RG. 2, 265; [iwon]. Rel. S. v. 76

—— == riches. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. Alys. 5658; [wane]. Ritson’s AS. viii. 50; SS. winne, wunnen

Won, sb. == dwelling. Wright’s L. P. pp. 46, 51. AS. wunian

Won. See Wan

Wonde, v. n. == fear, hesitate. K. Horn, 345. AS. wandian

Wonde, v. n. == cease. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. AS. wendan

Wonde, v. n. == wound? Alys. 6525

Wonde, adj. == wicked. Rel. S. v. 112. ON. vondr. AS. wonn

Wonder, sb. RG. 376

—— == a wonderful thing. RG. 7, 417

—— v. n. O. and N. 228

—— adj. == wonderful. RG. 416

Wonderful, adj. RG. 414

Wondering, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 40

Wonderliche, adv. == wonderfully. RG. 489

Wondred, == sorrow. See Wandreth

Wone. See When

Wone, sb. == want. See Wane, sb.

Wone, sb. == opinion. HD. 1711. AS. wénan

Wone, adj. == wont. HD. 2297; [i-wune]. O. and N. 1318; [y-woned]. RG. 377

—— sb. == custom. RG. 392. AS. wune

Wong, sb. == cheek. Wright’s L. P. pp. 28, 30, 31. AS. wang

Wong, sb. == field, plain. HD. 397, 1444. AS. wang

Wonie, == whine, q. v.

Woning, sb. == a dwelling. RG. 275; [wonyghing]. Alys. 5930

Woningstede, sb. Ps. lxxxvi. 7. Ritson’s AS. viii. 53, 200

Wonne, v. n. == dwell. RG. 41. AS. wunian

Wonying, == whining, q. v.

Woo, v. a. [woȝe]. K. Horn, 558; [wowe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. wógan

Wood, sb. RG. 374, 565. AS. wudu

Wood, adj. == mad. RG. 496. AS. wód

Woodward, sb. == the keeper of the wood. Pol. S. 149

Wooing, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 28

Wool, sb. RG. 2

Woolmonger, sb. RG. 539

Woolpack, sb. RG. 539

Wop, sb. == weeping. RG. 476

Word, sb. RG. 377, 501

—— == tidings. RG. 153

Woren, v. a. == trouble, disturb. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. worian

Worewed, part. == worried. See Worry

Wori, adj. == troubled (of water). 255, 274 β

Work, sb. RG. 448

—— v. a. == cause. Wright’s L. P. p. 42, make, fashion; part ‘ywroȝte.’ RG. 447, ‘ywort.’ RG. 174

—— v. n. == do work. 186 B. Wright’s L. P. p. 60; pret. ‘wraht.’ Ibid. p. 42, ‘wroȝte.’ RG. 287

Workman, sb. St Swithin, 55

World, sb. KG. 367

Worldly, adj. Fragm. on Seven Sins, 16

Worly, adj. == excellent, beautiful. Wright’s L. P. pp. 39, 45; [wurhliche]. Ibid. p. 51. AS. wurðlic

Worm, sb. RG. 490

Worry, v. a. 1598 B.; part. ‘worewed.’ HD. 1915. AS. wérian

Worse, adj. RG. 374, 501

Worship, sb. [wurthsipe]. O. and N. 1097, 1342

Worshipful, adj. Ps. lxxi. 14

Worst, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 99

Worst. See Worthe

Wort, sb. == a root. RG. 341. AS. wyrt

Worth, sb. == value. RG. 373

—— adj. == worthy of, ‘what hii were wurth.’ RG. 374

Worth, adv. = forth. RG. 457

Worthe, v. n. == be, become. [iworthe]. 947 B. 2 s. pres. ‘worst.’ 1812; 3 s. pres. ‘worth.’ RG. 512; 1 pl. ‘wortheth.’ RG. 454; 3 s. imper. (in the phrase ‘wo worth.’) Body and Soul, 7; part. ‘iworthe.’ O. and N. 660. AS. weorðan

Worthful, adj. O. and N. 1479

Worthing, sb. == glory, honour. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22. AS. weorðung

Worthship, sb. == worship, q. v.

Worthy, adj. == excellent. 412 B.

—— == powerful. Ps. xlix. 3

Wot, == know. See Wite

Wote ? RG. 361

Wou, See Woȝ

Would, sb. See Will

Wound, sb. RG. 49. Wright’s L. P. pp. 85, 84

—— v. a. part, ‘ywonded.’ RG. 49

Wow, See Woȝ

Wowe, sb. == wall. HD. 1963. K. Horn, 1000. AS. wáh

Wowe, v. n. == to woo, q. v.

Woȝ, sb. == wrong. O. and N. 164. RG. 39; [wou]. RG. 375, 550; [wow]. RG. 379; [woht]. Rel. S. ii. 16. AS. wóh

Wrake, sb. == evil, destruction. O. and N. 1192. AS. wræc

Wrakeful, adj. == wicked. Wright’s L. P. p. 23. AS. wræcfull

Wrath, sb. 451 B. AS. wráð

—— v. n. == be angry. Ps. iv. 5

—— v. a. == make angry. RG. 376, 253

Wrathless, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 42

Wray, v. a. == betray. 1226 B; [wrye]. Alys. 442. AS. wreian

Wrayli, v. n. == chatter, rail, abuse. St Swithin, 70. Dut. rallen. Swed. ralla

Wreche, sb. == vengeance. RG. 380, 419. AS. wræc

Wreche, == misery. RG. 252. But we should probably read ‘wrechede’

Wreier, sb. == betrayer, spoiler. HD. 39

Wreke, v. a. == avenge. HD. 1363. AS. wræccan

Wreker, sb. == avenger. Ps. viii. 3

Wren, sb. O. and N. 564. AS. wrenna

Wrench, sb. == trick. RG. 570, 535. AS. wrence

Wreon, v. a. == cover. Alys. 1606; 3 s. pres. ‘wrieth.’ Alys. 1992; part. ‘ywrye.’ RG. 56, 92. AS. wreon, wríhan

Wrestle, v. n. RG. 22, 361. Alys. 1046. AS. wræstlian

Wrestling, sb. O. and N. 793. Alys. 1046

Wretch, sb. 524 β AS. wræcca

—— adj. == wretched. 449 B.

Wretched, adj. comp. ‘wretcheder.’ 2432 B.

Wretchede, sb. == wretchedness. RG. 386, 511

Wretchedly, adv. RG. 446

Wrethen—writhen, part. == twisted. Alys. 5723

Wrey, v. a. == accuse. Pol. S. 198, 199; part. ‘wreynt.’ Pol. S. 157. AS. wrégan

Wrie, v. n. == move away. Wright’s L. P. p. 48. AS. wrigan, whence our ‘wriggle’

Wrieth, == covereth. See Wreon

Wrikke, v. n. == wriggle. St Dunstan, 82; ‘wrikkend’ == walking, going. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 216. AS. wrigan

Wring, v. a. (one’s hands). Body and Soul, 174; (clothes). HD. 1233

—— == keep tight hold of. Sermon, 20

—— == twist; part. ‘wrong.’ Alys. 6447

—— == press down, overcome; pret. ‘wrong.’ Marg. 47. AS. wringan

Wringer, sb. Sermon, 21

Writ, sb. HD. 136

—— == Scripture. Wright’s L. P. p. 101

—— == letter. Alys. 4502

Write, v. a. pret. ‘wrot.’ 164 B.; part. ‘iwrite.’ 1425 B.

Writeling, sb. == trills in a song? O. and N. 48, 912. From AS. wriðan == to writhe or twist

Writhe, v. n. == bend easily. Body and Soul, 116. AS. wríðan

Wro, sb. == hole or corner. HD. 68. Su. Goth. wra. Dan. vraa

Wronehede. Probably a mistake for ‘wronghede’ == wickedness. O. and N. 1398

Wrong, adj. == mistaken. Wright’s L. P. p. 31. ON. rángr. AS. wringan

Wrong, sb. == injustice, oppression. Wright’s L. P. p. 68. 1616 B.

—— adv. == badly. O. and N. 196

Wrong, part. == twisted. See Wring

Wrongwis, adj. == wicked. Ritson’s AS. viii. 177; [wrancwise]. Moral Ode, 129

Wrot, sb. == snout. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. wrót

Wroten, v. n. == to root. Earth, st. 3. AS. wrót

Wroth, adj. == angry. RG. 31; timid. Alys. 544. AS. wráð

—— == poor, base. Wright’s L. P. p. 38

—— sb. == evil, unkindness. RG. 31

Wrotherhele, sb. [wrothe hele] == injury, destruction. RG. 143, 164. Body and Soul, 225. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝamon, iii. 444

Wrought. See Work, vb.

Wrying, sb. == treachery. Alys. 3514

Wune, sb. == custom. O. and N. 272. AS. wune

Wunne, adj. == accustomed? Wright’s L. P. p. 46

Wunne, sb. == joy. Wright’s L. P. p. 47. AS. wyn

—— == hope. See Won

Wyred, == wire, q. v.

Wyt, sb. == calamity, blame. Body and Soul, 62. AS. wíte