Wa(a).SeeWo.Wack(e)net,pa. t.andpp.awoke, (was) aroused,VII105, 110. [OE.wæcn(i)an.]SeeWake.Wage,v.to undertake, guarantee, pay (hire), &c.;intr.orabsol.? (used for) securely continue,or? bring reward,VI56. [ONFr.wager.]Wagh(e),Wawe,Wawgh(e),n.wave, water (of the sea),VII140,XIIa157,XIVc33,XVII426, &c. [ON.vág-r.]Wai,Way,interj.woe!II234, 546;wai es him, unhappy is one (who),XVa9. [ON.vei.]SeeWe,interj.; Wo.Way(e),Wey(e),Weie,We(X),n.way, course, manner, distance, &c.,II476,VII144,VIIIa6,IX220,X85,XIIa16,XVI74, &c.;all way,all weys, continually,XVII500; always,IX212, 277;by þe way of,seeRight,n.;in þe waye, on (by) the way,IVb41;in ich ways, in every way,II158 (seenote);adv.away, indo way, have done, enough,II226. [OE.weg.]SeeAlway, Awai, Heigh.Waik,adj.weak,VIIIb23. [ON.veik-r.]Waille,v.to bewail,VIIIa308. [ON.*veila(cf. ON.vǽla, Swed.veila).]Wayte,v.to look,V95, 221. [ONFr.wait(i)er.]Wake,v.to lie awake, keep vigil,IVb49,XVc21;trans.to arouse, kindle,XVII89. [OE.wacian, intr.]SeeA-, Forwake.Wal,Wall,n.wall,II357,XIb40,XIIIa24,XVII515 (seeSton), &c.;Vall,X131. [OE.wall.]Wald(e).SeeWille,v.Wale,v.to choose;to wale(to be chosen), conspicuous, excellent,VII8. [ON.val, n.;velja(pa. t.valdi), v.]Walk(e),v.to walk, wander,V110,VI39,XIIb21,XVI53, 333;walkes wide, is spread abroad,XIVb29 (seeWord);Ywalked,pp.XIIIa16. [OE.walc(i)an, roll, go to and fro.]Wallande,pres. p.welling, bubbling,VI5. [OE.wallan.]Walschmen,n. pl.Welshmen,XIIIb3. [OE.wē̆lisc,wǣ̆lisc+mann.]Walt,v.to roll;trans. pa. t.rolled,VII140 (rel.toblastesomitted);intr. infin.totter (and fall),VII138;pa. t.was tossed,VII144 (rel.tonauyomitted). [OE. (Nth.)wælta.]Wan.SeeWanne, Wynne(n).Wan(e),v.to decrease, subside,XVII450, 458, 493. [OE.wanian.]Wane,n.expectation (of success), inI ne wate na better wane, I know no better alternative,IVa55;cf.Rede,n.[ON.ván, expectation.]SeeWones.Wandren,v.to wander,VIIIa297. [OE.wandrian.]Wandreth,n.trouble, distress,IVa19,XVII40. [ON.vandrǽði.]Waning,n.curtailment,VI198 (seeȜete,v.). [OE.wanung.]Wan(ne),Won(XV),adj.gloomy,VII140; sickly, wan,II108,IVa10,XVc22. [OE.wann,wonn, dark.]Wanne.SeeWhan, Wynne(n).Want,n.lack (esp.of food),XVII194. [ON.vant, neut. adj.]SeeWonte.Wap,n.a blow,V181. [Cf. ME.wappen,w(h)op,beat; echoic.]Wapin.SeeWeppen.War(with),v. imper.guard (against), beware (of),XIVa6. [OE.warian, refl.]War(e),adj.inbe war (of), be on one's guard (against), beware (of), take care,V320,XIb217, 311,XIVd4;be war or ye be wo, look before you leap,XIVd11 (seeWo). [OE.wær.]SeeVnwar.War(e).SeeWas.Ward(e),n.custody,XVI222; post (in the defence),X35. [OE.weard.]Warda(i)ne,n.warden, commander of the garrison,X146, 169,XIVb83. [ONFr.wardein.]Ware,adj.XVI154;seeWerre, and note.Ware,v.to lay out, spend,VII19;Waret,pp.given (in exchange), dealt,V276. [OE.warian(recorded once as 'treat with') rel. towaru, wares.]Wary,v.to curse,XVII208;Wery,XIVa23. [OE.wærgan,wergan.]Wark,v.to feel pain, ache,XVII269. [OE.wærcan; cf. ON.verkja.]Wark(e);Warld.SeeWerk(e); World(e).Warn(e),v.to warn, inform,VIIIa125, 158, 316, 321,XVII124; forewarn,XVII110. [OE.war(e)nian.]Warnist,pp.furnished, manned,X121. [ONFr.warnir,warniss-.]Warp,v.to cast; offer,V185. [OE.weorpan; ON.varpa.]Wars;Warth.SeeWors; Worþe,v.Was,pa. t. sg.was,I28, &c.; have been,VIIIa160;2 sg.XVII120;Ves,X15, 32;Watȝ,V1,VI4, &c.;2 sg.V326,VI12, &c.;Wes,III16,X2,XVg1, &c.;subj.was, were, might (would, &c.) be,Var,X38;War(e),IVa19, 23, &c.;Weor,XIVc89;Wer(e),I92,II108,IVa75,XVg8,XVI199, &c.Pl. ind.andsubj.War(e),X10,XIVb93, &c.;Weir,X137;Wer(e),Weren,Weryn,Wern(e),I41,II18,III58,V354,VI18, 225, &c.;Wore,I114,VI214,*XVI17 (note). [OE.wæs(wes),wǣron, &c.; ON. pl.várum, &c.]SeeNas.Wasche,v. intr.to wash,XIIIa25. [OE.wascan.]Waste,n.wild, uninhabited place,V30. [ONFr.wast; OE.wē̆ste.]SeeWysty.Waste(n),v. trans.to waste,VIIIa127, 155;intr.XIVc2. [ONFr.waster.]Wastour(e),n.waster, despoiler, rogue,VIIIa29, 124, 146, &c. [ONFr.wastur.]Wat;Wate;Watȝ.SeeWhat(e); Wite(n); Was.Watches,n. pl.watches; watchmen,XVI140. [OE.wæcce.]Waþe,n.1peril,V287;Woþe,VI15;Woth,XVII416. [ON.váði.]Wathe,n.2(something gained in) hunting,XVII486;cf.Fee,n.2[ON.veið-r.]Watter;Watur,-er;n.water (sea, lake, flood),V163,VII119,VIIIa318, &c.;Watres,pl.IX12, 243. [OE.wæter.]Wattered,pa. t. intr.watered,VIIIa168. [OE.wæterian, trans.]Wawe,Wawghes.SeeWagh(e).Waxe(n),Wax,v.to increase, grow, become,XVb15, 32,c22,XVII60, 179;Wexe(n),Wex,II62,IX22, 95,XVI344, &c.;Wax,pa. t.I237;Wex,VI178. [OE.we(a)xan.]We,interj.(of grief, consternation, surprise, &c.) alas, ah, &c.;II176,V117,XVI139, 149, 301,XVII217, 238;we loo,V140. [OE.wǣ (lā).]SeeWai, Wo.We,pron. pl.we,I64, &c.Acc.anddat.(to, for) us,Hus,XVII46;Ous,II167, 604,VIIIb92, &c.;Vs,IVa7,VII32, &c.;vs must,seeMot(e);Vus,V174,VI94, &c.;vus þynk vus oȝe,seeOwe, Þinke;Vs self,refl.ourselves,XIb157;Our(e),Owr(e),poss. adj.our,I203,III29,IVa16, 55,XVg26, &c.;Vr(e),XIVc15, 84,XVg1, 24;oure one, alone by ourselves,V177 (seenote);Oure,pron.ours,XIb*128, 129;Ouris,X88. [OE.wē,ūs,ūre.]We.SeeWay(e).Wecht,n.weight,X101. [ON.vétt-r, earlier*weht-.]Wedde,n.pledge, inleide to wedde, pledged, assigned as security, mortgaged,VIIIb77. [OE.wedd;lecgan to wedde.]Wede,n.garment, article of attire,II146,V290;wight in wede, valiant (in arms),XIVb5. [OE.wǣd,ge-wǣde.]Weder,-ir,-ur,n.weather,II269,XVII470; foul weather, storm,VII114,VIIIa320,XIVc35,XVII451. [OE.weder.]Wedes,n. pl.weeds (plants),VIIIa105. [OE.wēod.]Wedmen,n. pl.wedded folk,XVII400. [OE.wedd+mann.]SeeWedde, Yweddede.Wedows;Wees,Wegh(es);Weete;Weie,Wey(e);Weyn;Weir.SeeWodewe; Wyȝe; Wete; Way(e); Wene(n); Was.Wel(e),Well(e),Weyl(I),Weill(X),adv.well,I110,II136,X12,XIVd2, &c.; very,II309, 345,XIIIa26,XIVc39, &c.;wel riȝt,wel sone, &c. at once,II71, 270,X70; fully, quite,I254,II553, &c.; (esp.with numbers)II183,IX199,XIVb42, &c.; (withcompar.) a good deal, much,II464,X10,XVI334; without disadvantage,IVb31; easily,VIIIa47,XVII5, &c.;predic.good,XVe7, &c.; prosperous,VIIIa271;well were he, happy were he who,XVII339;well is vs, happy are we,XVII459;wel worth þe, may it go well with thee,V59;wele wurth þe while, happy the occasion,XIVa5, &c.;cf.Wo. [OE.wē̆l.]SeeWelneȝ.Wela,adv.very, inwela wylle(seeWylle),V16. [OE.wel+lā(intensive).]Welcom,Welcum,Wolcome,adj.welcome,II433,V172,VIIIb52; asinterj.VI39. [OE.wil-cumainfl. bywel(-cwēme); cf. ON.vel-kominn.]Welde,v.to possess,IVa20. [OE.(ge-)wéldan.]Wele,Weole,n.(usually allit. with Wo,q.v.) happiness, prosperity, wealth,II5,IVa2,b74,V66,VI34;worldes wele, good things of this world, wealth,IVa28,XIVb16;wunnewe(o)le, wealth of joy,XVb*11 (MS. wynter), 35. [OE.we(o)la.]Weleful,adj.prosperous,XIVb17. [Prec. + OE.-full.]Wel-fare,n.welfare, easy life,VIIIb8. [Wel + Fare,n.]Welkyn,n.sky,VII138. [OE.wolcen,weolcn.]Well(e),n.spring, fount,VI5,IX5,XIIIa1, &c.;fig.XIVc108. [OE.well(a).]Welle-spring,n.spring,XVe16. [Cf. OE.well(e)-spryng.]Well-wirkand,adj.righteous in deeds,XVII120. [Cf. OE.wel-wyrcende.]SeeWerche.Welneȝ,Welnyȝ,Welnygh,adv.almost,VI168,XIIIb4;welnygh now, but a moment ago,VI221. [OE.wel-nē(a)h.]SeeWel(e),adv.; Nyȝ.Welth(e),n.happiness,IVa32,XVI324. [Extended from Wele with abstract-þ.]Wen,n.blemish, diseased growth;fig.IIIintrod.[OE.wenn, tumour.]Wende,v. trans.to turn,V84;intr.to turn (and toss),XVc21; to return,I199; go, come,I94,II427,VIIIa6; depart,VIIIa67, 79, 271;refl.go,II475, 501;Went(e),pa. t.I113;Wende,I*189 (seenote),II65, 185, &c.;Went(e),pp.gone, departed,I93,VIIIa198, &c.;is went, went,X178;Ywent, come about,IIIintrod.[OE.wéndan.]Wene(n), to think, imagine, expect,IVa35,V336,VIIIa242,XIb72, &c.;Weyn,XVII444, 535;Wende,pa. t.I110, 127,XIIb66. [OE.wēnan.]SeeAwenden.Wenges;Wenne.SeeWyng; Whan(ne).Wente,n.turn(ing),XIIb6. [From Wende,v.]Weole;Weor.SeeWele; Was.Wepe,n.weeping, inw. and wo,II195, 234. [OE.wōp, assimilated to stem of next.]Wepe,Weepe,v.to weep,II118,XIIa32,XIVb60,XVf6;Wepte,pa. t. sg.I174;Wepe,pl.II591;Wepeing,Wepyng(e),n.II219,IVa32,XIb155, &c. [OE.wēpan; pa. t.wēop(ONth.wǣpde).]Weppen,n.weapon,V154;Wapin,XIVb15;Vapnys,pl.X190. [OE.wēpn; ON.vápn.]Wer(e),n.war,VII8, 88,XIVb15;Werre,IX81,XIVc76. [ONFr.werre.]Wer(e),Weryn, &c.SeeWas.Werby.SeeWher(e),adv.Werche,v.to work, labour; make; bring about, cause; act, do;I90, 218,VIIIa297;Werke,XVI334;Wirk(e),XIVb20,XVI265,XVII116;Wyrk(e),VI176,XVII262;Worch(e),V28,VI151,VIIIa8,b25, &c.;Werkis,2 sg.XVI264;Wroȝt(e),Wroght,pa. t.I65, 168,V293,VI165,XVII4 (2 sg.), &c.;Wrouȝte,VIIIa103, 243 (subj.), &c.;Wrouhte,VIIIb87 (subj.); Wroȝt,Wroght,pp.V276,VII58, &c.;Wrouȝt,II374,VIIIa308;Wraght,*XVII98 (MS. wroght;seeVnsoght);let God worche, let God do as He wills (? readworthe;seeWorþe, Yworth),V140. [OE.wyrcan; pa. t.worhte(warhte,wrohte); witherformscf.Scherte, Werse, and see App. p. 280.]Were,v.1to ward (off),I167. [OE.werian.1]Were,v.2to wear (clothes),V290;Ywerd,pp.II241. [OE.werian.2]Were,v.3to wear (out), decay,XIVc2;til hit be wered out, until the present state has passed away,VIIIb85. [A sense-development of the prec. (cf. OE.for-wered, worn out); but the infl. of forms of quite distinct origin, such as OE.for-weren,-woren, worn out, decayed,(for)weornian, decay, was perh. ultimately responsible.]Wery.SeeWary,v.Wery,adj.weary,XIb135,XIIIa48,XVc30. [OE.wērig.]Werynes,n.wearyness,I156,XIIIa49. [OE.wērig-nes.]Werk(e),Wark(e),n.work; labour,VI239,VIIIa191, &c.; fabric,II374;werkis, works, fortress,XVI191; action, deed,IVa65, 84,VII58,XIb106, &c.; task,VIIIb56,XVII130, 244, 255, &c.; written work,VII4, 55; insg.deeds, doings, dealings, &c.,II317,V299,XVI17, 200. [OE.we(o)rc.]Werke.SeeWerche.Werkman,Workeman, labourer, craftsman,VIIIa308,b25;Werk(e)men,pl.VI147,VIIIa53,IX119, &c.;my werkemen, doers of my will,XVI17. [OEwe(o)rc-mann.]Werldes;Wern(e).SeeWorld; Was.Wernyng,n.refusal,V185. [From OE.wérnan.]Werre,adj.andadv. compar.in worse plight, worse,XVI*154 (MS. ware;seenote), 334. [ON.verri; adv.verr.]SeeWors(e).Werre;Werse(Werst);Wes.SeeWer(e); Wors(e); Was.West(e),adv.andn.west,VII105,XVI333. [OE.west, adv.]Wete,adj.andn.wet,II80,VII110,XIVc30. [OE.wǣt;wǣta,n.]Wete,Weete,v.to wet,IX62,XIIIa34. [OE.wǣtan.]Weþer. See Wheþer,conj.1Weue(n),v.to weave;pp.Wouen, woven,V290. [OE.wefan, pp.wefen; cf. ON. pp.(v)ofinn.]Weued,pa. t.presented,V291 (seenote). [OE.wǣfan.]Wexe(n).SeeWaxe(n).Wha(m).SeeWho.Whan(ne),adv. interrog.andrel.when,I104, 161,V163,IX19,XIa8, &c.;whan that, when,IX22,XIIa28, 155, &c. (seeÞat);Huanne,III27, 31;Quen,V206, 247,VI18;Quhen,X40, 171;Wanne,VIIIb1, 52, &c.;Wenne,VIIIb7;When,I221, &c.;Whon,XIVc110. [OE.hwonne,hwanne,hwænne.]Whar(e),Hwar,adv. interrog.andrel.where,XIVa7,XVa6,XVI294; (withsubj.) wherever,II170;Quhar, to the place where,X18;quhar at,quhar that, where,X38 (seeAtrel.), 149. Asneut. pron.in:Whar(e)fore, for what (which) reason,IVb33,XIIIa13. [OE.hwǣr,hwāra, and prob. unacc.hwær,hwara.]SeeNowhar(e); Wher(e),adv.; cf. Þar(e).Wharred,pa. t.whirred,V135. [Echoic.]What(e),Wat,Quat(V,VI),pron. interrog.what,II102,XIb195,XVe8,XVII163, &c.;indir.I56,IVb65,V111,VIIIb38, &c.;indef.(withsubj.) whatever,II339, 450, 467; approachingrel.XIIb142 (cf.VIIIa242),XVI174 (seenote and App. p. 289);exclam.what!,XVI101; lo!V133-6;quat so, whatsoever,VI206;what with ... and(as Mn.E. idiom),XVII214.Adj. interrog.what,VI115, &c.;indir.VI32,VII83, &c.;indef.(withsubj.) whatever,VI163;exclam.what!,II234;loke what,seeLoke;what man(þing), who, what,II421, 116, &c.;what ... þat, what,VII92; whatever,XIIa115,XIIIa58 (withsubj.). [OE.hwæt.]Wheder;Whedir.SeeWheþer; Whider.Whelp,n.whelp, pup,XIVb78. [OE.hwelp.]Wher(e),Quere(VI),adv. interrog.andrel.where, whither,II194,VI16,XVI272, 377; wherever (withsubj.),XVI402;wher(e) þat, (to the place) where,IX184,XIIa59, 153, &c.; in a case where, when,XIIb139; wherever,IX177. Asneut. pron.in:Werby,Wherby, on account of which,VIIIb35; by which,XIIb55;Wherfore, wherefore; why,IX176, &c.; and so,V210,IX135, 202, &c.;Wher(e)of,Huerof, (out) of which,III2, 8,IX153, 238,XIIb120, &c.; on account of which,XIIa10, 38, 71, 190,b159, &c.; concerning which,II16,XIIb212, &c.;wherof that, whereby, wherefore,XIIa116, 140,b222;Whereon, in which,II267. [OE.hwǣr,hwēr.]SeeWhar(e).Wher(e),conj., interrog.(introd. a direct question),XIb64, 171, 197, 266, 274; (indir.) whether,XIa51,b207. [Reduction of Wheþer1,q.v.]Whestones,n. pl.whetstones,XIIIa45. [OE.hwet-stān.]Whete,n.wheat,VIIIa9, 33, 299;adj.wheaten,VIIIa131. [OE.hwǣte; adj.hwǣten.]Wheþer,Whethire,Wheder(XVII),Weþer(VI),conj.1interrog.withind.orsubj.; (introd. a direct question)V118,VI205; (indir.) whether,XVII363; (alternative condition)whethire ... or, whether ... or,IVb76;Queþersoeuer, (withsubj.) whether,VI246. [OE.hwæþer.]SeeWher(e),conj.Wheþer,conj.2however, (and) yet,VI221. [OE.hwæþere.]Whette,pa. t.ground; made a grinding noise,V135;Quettyng,n.sharpening, grinding,V152 (note). [OE.hwettan.]Whi,Why,Hwi,adv. interrog.why,I64,II332,XVa17,XVII294, &c.;for whi,XVII14, 518;Quy,VI201;Wi,XVg25;Wy,VI173, 204;indirectinþe cause why, the reason why,XIIIb66;exclam.why then,V232. [OE.hwī.]Which(e),Wiche,interrog. adj.which, what,II494, &c.;pron.which, who,VIIIa126, &c.;rel. adj.inthe whiche, which,IX2;pron.who, which,XIIa52, 61, 111, &c.;the which(e)(wiche), which, whom,VIIIb31,IX276, 298,XIIa35, &c.;the whiche þat, who(m),IX190, 337;of the whiche ... offe, of which,IX24;as he which, &c.,seenoteXIIa23.SeeApp., p. 289. [OE.hwilc.]SeeWhilke.Whider,Whedir(XVII),adv. interrog.whither,II128, 288, 296,XIVa21,XVII313;indef.whithersoever,II129, 130;Whider so, (withsubj.) whithersoever,II340. [OE.hwider.]Whyyt,adj.white,XIIIa31;Whyte,White,II105,XVI89, &c.;Quyte,Quite,V20, 296;Whittore,compar.XVc27. [OE.hwīt; compar.hwī̆ttra.]Whil(e),Whyl(e),Wyl,Quhill(X),conj.while,I8,VII56,XIVc29, 36, &c.; until,VI168,X32, 67, 197;quhill þat, until,*X63. [OE.þā hwīle þe; see next.]While,Whyle,Wyle,n.time, while,V301,XIVa5 (seeWel), 23, &c.;by whyle, from time to time,II8;eny wyle, for any length of time,VIIIb25;þat ilke while ... þerwhile, while (conj.),VIIIa155-6;þe while, while (conj.),VIIIa58, 283. [OE.hwīl.] See Hondqwile, Oþerwhile, Þerewhiles, &c.Whyle,adv.for a while,XVc33. [OE.hwīle,hwīlum.]Whiles;Whils,Whyls;Qwiles(VII);conj.while,VII39,VIIIa314,XVI55,XVII397. [Extended from While,conj., with adv.-es.]Whilke,Wylke,rel. pron.which,XVI14;þe wylke, which,IVb30. [OE.hwilc.]SeeWhich(e).Whilom,Whilum,adv.once, formerly,XIIa179,b2,XIVb5. [OE.hwīlum.]Whyne,v.to scream,XVII229. [OE.hwīnan.]Whyp,n.whip,XVII378. [Obscure.]Whyrlande,pres. p.whirling,V154. [OE.hwyrf(t)lian; ON.hvirfla.]White,Whittore.SeeWhyyt.Who,Wha(IV),Quo(VI),pron. interrog.who,II263,IVa14,VI67, &c.;who is, who is it,XVII295;indir.I50, &c.;indef.inwho that, whoever, if any one,XIIb24.Obl. case:Wham,interrog.whom,II128;Quom,Whom(e),rel.VI93,IX77,XVI82, &c.;Whos,gen. sg. rel.whose,I91,XIIb79;the whos, whose,XIIa113.Whasa,Whoso (euer),indef.whoever,I2,IVa71,VIIIa67, &c.;but whoso, unless one,VIIIa1. [OE.hwā, dat.hwā̆m.]Whon.SeeWhan(ne).Wi,Wy.SeeWhi.Wycche,n.wizard,IX85. [OE.wicca.]Wiche;Wicht.SeeWhich(e); Wight,adj.Wid.SeeWith.Widder,v.to wither,XVII63. [OE.*widr(i)an, expose, be exposed, to the weather.]Wyde,Wide,adj. wide, spacious,II365,XVII541;adv.wide open,X185; far and wide,XIVb29. [OE.wīd; adv.wīd(e).]Wydwes.SeeWodewe.Wif(e),Wyf,Wiif(II),n.wife,II178,V283,XIIa3,XVII106, &c.;Wyue,dat. sg.III52;Wiues,Wyues,Wifis,pl.II399,VIIIa13,XVII144, &c. [OE.wīf.]Wyfman,n.woman,III30, 31, 36;Wymman,III23;Wimon,XVg7;Wom(m)an,II211,XIb61, &c.;Wymmen(e),pl.IVb54,V347,XVb32,c11, &c.;Wommen,I53,VIIIa8, &c.;Women(e),IVb42,XVII208. [OE.wī̆f-mann,wimman.]Wight,Wyht,Wicht(X),adj.valiant,X122, 148,XIVb5 (seeWede); ?adv.quickly, straightway,XVb36. [ON.víg-r, neut.víg-t.]Wight,Wyght,n.creature, person,VIIIa243,XVII47, &c.;Wyȝte,VI134;Wiht,XIIb77;Wytes,pl.XVi19. [OE.wiht.]Wyȝe,Wegh,n.knight, man,V6, 30,VII19, &c.;vocative, Sir (knight), &c.,V23, 59, 172;Wyȝeȝ,Weghes,Wees,pl.VI219,VII23, 55. [OE.wiga, warrior.]Wiȝtliche,adv.vigorously,VIIIa21. [From Wight,adj.]Wiif.SeeWif.Wyke,n.week,VIIIa253. [OE.wice.]SeeWoke.Wikid,Wikked,Wykked,Wicked,adj.bad, evil, wicked,IVa65,VIIIa1, 29,IX85,XVI234, &c. [Extended from (obscure) ME.wikke, bad;cf.Wrecched.]Wil,Wyl(e).SeeWhil(e); Wille,n.andv.Wild.SeeWille,v.Wild(e),Wylde,adj.wild,II214, 257,V95, &c.; unruly, self-willed, inþof he wer neuer sa wylde, however sinful were his life,IVa75. [OE.wílde.]SeeWylle,adj.Wildernes,-nisse,n.wilderness,II212, 560. [OE.wildeornes(in Sweet).]Wiles,Wyles,n. pl.wiles,V347, 352,XIVb55. [OE.wig(e)lcoalescing with ONFr.*wile(OFr.guile);seeNapier,O.E. Glosses, p. 159 (note).]SeeGile, Biwyled.Wylyde,adj.? guileful,V299. [From prec.]Wylke.SeeWhilke.Will(e),Wyll(e),Wil,Wyl,n.pleasure, desire, will, intent, purpose,I49,II224, 345, 568,IVa29,V90,X47,XIb7,XVb34,c3, &c.; good will, favour,V319;at his owhen w., at his pleasure,II271;at my (his) wille, subject to my (his) will,VIIIa200,XIVb56;wiþ wille, joyously,XVb15;with my wille, with my consent,XVI297;lightnes of w., levity,VII15;swete w., good pleasure,II384. [OE.ge-will,willa.]Wylle,adj.bewildering, wandering (path),V16. [ON.vill-r.]SeeWild(e).Wille,v.desire, wish, be willing; be likely, wont; intend, will, &c., and as auxil. offut. 1and3 sg. pres.Wil,Wyl,I10,V89, 147,VIIIa24, 39,IX252, &c.;Will(e),Wyll,III2,IVa31, 52, &c.;Wol(e),II24,IX279,XIa48, &c.;Woll(e),VIIIb40,XVc17,XVI7, &c.;2 sg.Wil,Wyl(l),IVa4, 17, 88,VIIIa222, &c.;Wylt,V73.Wolt,VIIIa271,XIIb42,XVg33; (with suffixed pron.)Wiltou,-ow,II128,XIVa21, &c.; (further reduced)Wolte,XVg19, 22;pl.Wyl,Wil(l),I259,IVb2,IX118, &c.;Wol,Wole(n),VIIIb85,IX64,XIb64, 161,XIIIb23, &c.;Wolle,XVI240 (rime—fille);wiltow or neltow, whether you are willing or not,VIIIa149 (cf.II154); (without expressed infin.) will go (come),V64,XVII504;wilt thou so, you'll do that, will you?XVII226.Pa. t.desired, wished, was willing; was likely, used; intended, would;subj.would (be willing), would (should) like, could wish, &c.; as auxil. ofcondit.orpa. t. subj.would, should, &c.:Vald,X79;Wald(e),IVa39,X21,XIVb12, &c.;Wild,Iintrod.(? ON.vilda);Wold(e),I185 (rimecolde),II188, 279,III37,IVb25,V28,VI30,VIIIa204,XIa51,XIVc20,XVI253,XVII47, &c.;Wulde,I47, 90, 171;2 sg.Wold(e),Woldeȝ,-est,II454,V59,VI50,XVI362,XVII172, &c.;wold awede, was like to go mad (orwas going mad)II87;wold ich nold ich, whether I would or no,II154 (cf.VIIIa149); (without expressed infin.)wold vp(in), desired to rise (enter),II96, 378;whider þai wold, where they were going to,II296;walde away, would depart,IVa75. [OE.willan,wyllan; pa. t.wólde,wálde.]SeeIchil, Ichulle.Wilnest,2 sg. pres.desirest,VIIIa256. [OE.wilnian.]Wymman,Wimon, &c.SeeWyfman.Wind(e),Wynd(e),Wynt,n.wind, breath,IVb5,VII116,XIIIa8,XIVa33,c35, &c.;Wynd blast, blast of wind,XVII355. [OE.wínd.]Wyndo(w),n.window,XVII136, 280. [ON.vind-auga.]Wyne,n.wine,IVa51 (footnote). [OE.wīn.]Wyng,Weng,n.wing,IVb6, 48,IX257,XIIa176, &c. [ON.vǽng-r.]Wynke,n.a wink (of sleep),I159. [From OE.wincian, v.]Wynne,Wyn,n.gain, profit,V352;hym to mekill wyn, to his great profit,XVII109. [OE.(ge-)winn.]Wynne(n),Winne,Wyn,v.to win;Wan(ne),pa. t. sg.VIIIa90,XVI9, &c.;pl.VII174;Wonne(n),pp.V23,VI157, &c.;Wonen,V347,VII169;Won,IVa40, &c.;Ywon,II561:trans.to procure (with toil),VIIIa21, 127; to win (in contest, &c.), win over,IVa8, 20,XIVb16, 56,XVI9, &c.; to earn,VI219,VIIIa90,XVI230, &c.; to gain, get,XVI132,XVII363, &c.; to (manage to) bring, get,IVa40,V23, 347,VII174;wynne (away), rescue,II561,XVI18, 171, 266, 406;intr.to labour profitably, earn (something),VIIIa155, 316,XIIb37; to win one's way, get (to),V163; get (away, from), escape,XVII24, 549, &c.;(were) wonen of, had escaped,VII169;wyn to end, succeed in completing,XVII130; to go, come,V147,VI157. [OE.ge-winnanand ON.vinna.]Wynnynge,n.gain, profit,VIIIb102. [From prec.; ON.vinning-r.]Wynt.SeeWind(e).Wynter,Wintur,-er,n.winter,II259,VII100; asadj.XVb8, 11 (seenote);Winter-schours,-tyde, winter storms, winter time,II59,XIVb26. [OE.winter;winter-scūr,-tīd.]Wypped,pa. t.sent flying,V181. [Cf. Fris., Du., LG.wippen.]Wyrde,n.fate,V66, 350 (cf.217);wyrdes, chances,VIIIb102. [OE.wýrd.]Wyre,v.to turn; throw,X112. [OFr.virer.]Wirk(e),Wyrk(e), &c.SeeWerche.Wis(e),Wys(e),adj.wise,IVa2,VII31,XIb250,XIIb222, &c. [OE.wīs.]Wys(e)dome,Wisdome,n.wisdom,IVb56, 68,VIIIa53; piece of wisdom,VIIIa206. [OE.wīs-dōm.]Wyse,Wise,n.manner, fashion, guise.*II158 (note),V124,VII65, 77,VIIIa59,XVI25;in many wise, in many ways,XIIa39;in no(ne) wise, at all,VIIIa300,IX283;in the wise as, just as,XIIa101;other wise many fold, in many another fashion,XVII54. [OE.wīse.]Wish,n.desire, will,XVII4. [Stem of OE.wȳ̆scan, v.]Wysli,Wysely,adv.thoughtfully, carefully,XIVc14,XVII435. [OE.wīs-līce.]Wisse,Wysshe,v.to guide, direct,VII4 (note);wissed hym bettere, directed him (to do) better,VIIIa158. [OE.wissian.]Wist(e), &c.SeeWite(n),v.1Wysty,adj.lonely, deserted,V121. [OE.wē̆stig; for vowelcf.Ryste, and see Morsbach,M.E. Gram., § 109.]Wit,Witt(e),Wyt,Wytt(e),n. sg.mind, senses, wits,II82,III46 (dat.),XIIb137,XVI344, &c.; wisdom,XIa10; intelligence, discernment, understanding,I11,VII4,VIIIa53,XIa12, 32 (? interpretation), 52,XIIb198, &c.; sense, meaning,XIa6, 47, 53, &c.;pl.intelligence,II38,XIb113; senses, wits,XIIa158;fyue wytteȝ, five senses,V125.Bi my wytte(wit), as I think,V28,XVII452;do ... his wit, apply his mind,XIb6;gode wytt, sound mind,IX83;Kynde Witt, (natural) good sense,VIIIa243. [OE.witt.]Wit,Wyt.SeeWith.Wite(n),Wyte,Witte,v.1to know, learn, be aware,I38,VIIIa204,XIb82,XIIa43, &c.;Wate,1and3 sg. pres.IVa16,VI142,XVII444, &c.;Woot,XIa43, 50;Wote,I38,VIIIa124,XVII313, &c.;seeIchot, Not;Wost,2 sg.VI51;Wote,XVI222;Wate,pl.Iintrod.;Wyte,I250;Wotte,XVI171.Wist(e),Wyst(e),pa. t.I160,II194,III27, 45,VII23,XVg11 (subj.), &c.; would know (subj.),IX184;seeNist.Don to wyte, inform,II2;We wille ȝe witte, we intend that you should know (i.e.have full warning of the rescue of the souls),XVI176;witte þou wele, be assured,XVI305. [OE.witan;wātpret. pres.;wiste, &c.]SeeYwyte.Wite,v.2to guard, keep,II206,XVf13. [OE.witian, but in ME. the senses and forms due to OE.wītan(str.),witan(pret. pres.), andwitian(wk.) were confused.]Wyte,v.3fade, vanish,IVa34. [OE.ge-wītan.]Wyter,adj.wise,XVc25. [Late OE.witter, from ON.vitr.]Wyterliche,adv.clearly,VIIIb38. [From prec. in ME. sense 'plain'.]Wytes.SeeWight,n.With,Wyþ,Wid(XVg),Wit(VIIIb6),Wyt(XVd6), &c.,prep.with, against,XIVb36,XVII138, &c.; (meet) with,II510,VIIIb6,XVg7; (together) with, among,I54, 133 (seeWo),II84,IVa4 (seeBeste), 5,XVg30, &c.;es noghte with, does not associate with,IVb2; at,XIIa142;with þat, thereupon,VIIIa239; with (instr.)II106,IVb62,XVg8, 29, &c.; by (means, reason of),II404,VII142,XVI160, 297, &c.; by (agent),V348, 351, 358,VII53, &c.With al, entirely,VIIIa76 (OE.mid alle);with all this, meanwhile,X114;wyth lyttel, with little result,VI215;what with ... and with, what with ... and,XVII214.Bowes ... to schote with arwes(to shoot arrows with) is normal ME. order,IX258;cf.VIIIa259, 290, &c. [OE.wiþblended withmid(miþ).]SeeÞar(e), Þer(e).Withal,Vithall,adv.withal,X9;forth withal, straightway,XIIb82, 129. [OE.mid alle;seeprec.]Withdrawe,v.to withdraw;intr.retire,VIIIa324;pp.reft (from her),XIIa158. [OE.wiþ+dragan.]SeeDraw(e).Wythhalde,v.to hold back,V200;Withhelde,Wythhylde,pa. t.V100, 223, &c. [OE.wiþ+háldan.]SeeHolde(n).Within(ne),Wiþynne,Vithin(X), &c.,adv.inside,IX141,X13, 70,XIIIa16,XVi2, &c.; in (his) heart,V302;prep.within, in,VI80, &c.; (freq. postponed)IVa38, 40,XVI282, &c.; (oftime)XIIa29. [OE.wiþ-innan.]Withoute(n),-outten,-owte(n),-out, &c.,adv.outside,X68,XVi2,XVII127, &c.;prep.without,II460,IVa96,VI30,XVI300,XVII149, &c.;seeEnde, Lees, Nay, No, &c. [OE.wiþ-ūtan.]Withtakand,pres. p.reprehending,IVb9. [OE.wiþ-+ ON.taka.]SeeTake(n).Witnesse,v.to testify,VIIIb91. [From Wittenesse.]Wit-sunday,n.Whitsunday (with pun onWit),XIa12. [OE.se hwīta sunnan-dæg.]Witt(e), &c.SeeWit, Wite(n).Wittenesse,n.witness, testimony,XVI279;seeDrawe. [OE.ge-wit(t)nes.]Wyues,Wiues.SeeWif.Wlaffyng,n.stammering, indistinct utterance,XIIIb14. OE.wlaffian.]Wlyteþ,pres. pl.pipe, warble,XVb11. [Imit. of sound, or corrupt for ?wrytleþ; cf. OE.writian, warble, ME.writelinge, n.]Wo,n.woe, grief, pain, sorrow, &c.,I168,II5,XVb8,XVII40, &c.;Woo(e),XVI18, 300, &c.;Wa(a),IVa23,XVI406, &c.;wo was wyth (hym), (he) was grieved,I132;me is wo, woe is me, unhappy am I,II331, 542; (withnom. pron.)or ye be wo, ere you are in trouble,XIVd11 (seeWare,adj.);with (mochel) wo, (very) painfully,VII169,XIIa105;wepe and wo,II195, 234;for wele ne wa(a), on no account,IVa2,b74;worþe hit wele oþer wo, whatever happens,V66 (seeWorþe,v.). [OE.wā.]Wod(e),n.wood(land),I62,II237,V16, 84, &c.; trees,XVb14; wood, fuel,XIIb113, 123, &c.;to wode, into the woods,XIIb5. [OE.wudu.]Wode,Woode(XVI),adj.mad, furious,II394,V221,XIIa138,XVg17,XVI344,XVII426. [OE.wōd.]SeeAwede.Wodehed,n.madness, recklessness,I31. [OE.wōd+*-hǣdu.]Wodenes,n.fury,VII138. [OE.wōd-nes.]Woderoue,n.woodruff,XVb9. [OE.wudu-rofe.]Wodewe,n.widow,III23;Wydwes,pl.VIIIa13;Wedows,XVII389. [OE.wuduwe,wid(e)we.]Wogh,n.evil, misery,XVII533. [OE.wōh.]Woke,n.week,XIIIa28. [OE.wucu.]SeeWyke.Wol(e),Wold(e),Woll(e).SeeWille,v.Wolcome.SeeWelcom.Wolle,n.wool,VIIIa13,IX142, 238, 239. [OE.wull(e).]Wolt(e).SeeWille,v.Wolues,n. pl.wolves,II539;Wolues-kynnes, of wolf's kind, wolvish,VIIIa154. [OE.wulf;wulfes(gen. sg.) +cynnes.]SeeKyn.Wombe,n.belly,VIIIa168,b54;distrib. sg.(seeHerte)VIIIa209, 253; womb,XIb30. [OE.wámb,wómb.]Wom(m)an, &c.SeeWyfman.Won.SeeWan(ne), Wynne(n).Won(e),v.to dwell, abide,V30,VI44,XIIa191,XIIIb5, 7,XIVa23, &c.;Wonne,XVI15, 235, 379, &c.;Wonyd,pp.dwelt,V46;Wont, accustomed,VIIIa160,XIIa179. [OE.(ge)-wunian, dwell, be accustomed.]SeeYwon(ed); Wones,n. pl.Wonder,-ur;Wounder(XVb);Wunder,-yr; (i)n.wonder, amazement, (a) marvel,IVa85,XIIIb42,XVII265, &c.; miraculous deed,I102;mans wonder, amazement of mankind, monster,XVII408;spake of hem wunder, spoke wonderingly of them,I225;Wondres,pl.marvels,XIIIa6; (ii)adj.(orig. loose compound), marvellous,XIIIa31,XVII496; (iii)adv.(cf.OE.wundrum), marvellously,II104, 356,V132,XIIIa10,XVb32, &c. [OE.wundor,wúndor.]SeeWundred.Wonderfol,Wondirful(l),adj.wonderful,IX144, 266,XIIIa7. [OE.wundor-ful.]Wonderli,Wonderlych,adv.marvellously,XIIa54,XIIIa14. [OE.wundor-līce.]Wondringe,n.wonder,XIIb213. [OE.wundrung.]Woned,I189: ? readwende, went;seenote.Wonen.SeeWynne(n).Wones,Woneȝ,n. pl.halls,II365; (withsg.sense) dwelling,V130, 332. [? ON.ván, expectation, occas. used as 'place where one may be expected to be' (cf. Norweg.von, expectation, haunts of game); but the word was infl. by assoc. with Wone, dwell (q.v.), with which it was often joined in allit. ME. rimes all requirewǫnorwān.]SeeWane,v.Wonges,n. pl.cheeks,XVc22. [OE.wáng,wóng.]Wonne(n).SeeWynne(n), Won(e).Wonte,v.to be lacking;yow(dat.)wonted, you lacked,V298;ȝef me shal wonte, if I do not have,XVb34. [ON.vanta.]Woo(e);Woode;Woot.SeeWo; Wode,adj.; Wite(n),v.1Worchinge,-yng,n.working, operation,IX56;wondur w., miraculous property,XIIIa32. [OE.wyrcung.]SeeWerche.Worchip.SeeWorschipe.Word(e),Woord,Wurde(I),n.word,I108,II139, 222,V305,XIa10,XVII380, &c.; plighted word,II468; fame, inþe word of him walkes ful wide, his fame is spread abroad,XIVb29;worchip and wordes, obsequious words,VII174. [OE.wórd.]Wore,n.? troubled pool,XVc30 (note). [OE.wār(in doubtful gloss), turbid, muddy water (see Napier,O.E. Glosses, p. 49 (note); butcf.OE.wārig; ME.wōri, muddy).]Wore;Workis;Workeman.SeeWas; Werche; Werkman.World(e),n.world, earth, men,I225,II41,IX72, &c.;Warld,II403,XVII70, 303;warld so wide,XVII541;Werld,XIVb16;in world,of the w., on earth,XVc25,IX183;werldes,worldes, (gen.) of the world, worldly, inworldes reches,IVb61;worldes wele,seeWele,n.[OE.w(e)orold.]Worldly,adj.worldly, secular, temporal,XIb2, 55, 96, 140, &c. [OE.worold-lic.]Worm,n.snake, worm,II252,IVb27,XIIb195,XVb31. [OE.wyrm.]Worschipe,Worschyp,n.honour,VI34, 119,IX109, 333;Worchip,VII174;Worshep,VIIIb79;Wurschyp,I91. [OE.w(e)orþ-,wurþ-scipe.]Worschip(e),v.to honour, worship,VIIIa95,XIb168;Wurschyppeþ,imp. pl.I84. [From prec.]Wors(e),adj. compar.worse,XIb75,XIIIa59,XVI320, &c.;Wers(e),XVI200;neuer him nas wers, never had he been more unhappy,II98;Wars,adv.inthe wars, so much the worse that,XVII191 (seeÞe,adv.).Werst,adj. superl.worst, meanest,II367;Worst,V30. [OE.wyrsa,wyrsta; wither-formscf.Werche, Scherte.]SeeWerre.Worst.SeeWorþe,v.Wortes,n.vegetables,VIIIa303. [OE.wyrt.]Worþe,Wrþe,adj.worth,VI91; worthy, inþou were wrþe, you would be worthy, you deserve,XVg8 (cf.Worþy). [OE.weorþe,wyrþe.]Worþe,v.to come to pass, become, be, andauxil.ofpassive(esp.withfut.sense);Worst,2 sg. pres.wilt be,II170, 174;Worth,3 sg.will be,VIIIa48; will come to pass,VIIIa156;Worþe,Worth,Wurth,subj. pres.be, let there be,V306,VI2;worþe hit wele oþer wo, come weal or woe,V66 (seeWo);wel worth þe, may it go well with thee,V59;wele wurth þe while, good luck to the time, happy the occasion,XIVa5, &c. (seeWel).Warth,pa. t. sg.inhym warth, accrued to him,VIIIb102;Worþed,subj.would fare,V28;Worþen,pp.inis w. to, has turned to, is become (one of),VI34. [OE.weorþan,wurþan.]SeeYworth.Worþy,Worthi,adj.merited, just,XVI324; worthy, deserving (constr.toandinfin.),IVb10,IX172,XVI132;w. to reherse, worth repeating,XIa4;were w. (be), deserve (to be),XVI357,XVII200 (wereissubj.;cf.Worþe,adj.); worthy (of honour), worshipful,VI134,IX269,XIa25,XIIa165,XVII19;worthiest (of), most worshipful (in),XVII489.Worthier,compar. adv.more honourably,VIIIa48;Worþili,adv.honourably,XIVc67. [OE.wyrþig, merited.]SeeVnworthi.Wost,Wot(t)e.SeeWite(n),v.1Woth,Woþe.SeeWaþe,n.1Wou,adv.how (is it that), why,XVg25. [OE.hū, ? infl. byhwȳ, &c.]SeeHou.Wouen.SeeWeue(n).Wounde,n. pl.wounds,II393;Woundis,X51. [OE.wúnd.]Wounder.SeeWonder.Woundit,pp.wounded,X141, 154;Voundit,X63. [OE.wúndian.]Wowes,Woweþ,pres. pl.woo, make love,XVb19, 31. [OE.wōgian.]Wowyng,n.love-making, love-suit,V293, 299,XVc29. [From prec.]Wrake,n.injury,XVII138. [OE.wracu.]Wrang(e),adj.andadv.wrong, unjust(ly),VI128,XVI264, 265, 305,XVII188. [Late OE.wráng, from ON.*wrang-, OIcel.rang-r.]Wrappe,v.to wrap,XVf10. [Obscure; ? cf. ME.(w)lappen, wrap.]Wrastlynges,n. pl.wrestling-matches,I1. [OE.wrǣ̆stlung.]Wrath,v.to anger;to wrath hym(refl.), to become enraged,VIIIa146;Wrathed,pp.wronged, brought to grief,V352. [From next.]SeeWrethe.Wraþþe,Wrathþe,n.anger,XIb94; offence,VI2. [OE.wrǣ̆þþo, anger, injury.]SeeWroþ, Wreth.Wrechched,adj.afflicted, troubled,IX317;Wrechidnes,n.misery,IVb29. [From next.]Wreche,n.unhappy one,II*333 (MS. wroche), 544;Wretche,XIVa21, 23. [OE.wrecca.]Wreke,n.vengeance,XVI191. [OE.wracuorwrǣc, infl. by next.]Wreke,pp.revenged,XVg11;Wroken,Wrokin, (banished), removed,VI15; revenged,XIVa4, 5,XVI199. [OE.wrecan, expel, punish.]SeeAwreke.Wreth,n.anger,IVa75. [OE.wrǣþo,wrǣ̆þþo.]SeeWraþþe.Wrethe,v.to anger, offend,IVb85. [Cf. OE.ge-wrǣþan, refl., to be enraged.]SeeWrath.Wryȝt,n.carpenter,I176;Write,XVI230. [OE.wyrhta,wryhta.]Wrightry,n.carpentry,XVII250. [Prec. + OFr.-(e)rie.]Wryng(e),v.to wring; wring (the hands),IVa65,XVII211;Wronge,pa. t. sg.wrung, twisted and pinched,VIIIa168. [OE.wríngan.]Writ(e),Writt(e),Wryt,n.writing,III36 (dat. sg.); Scripture,I12,IVb76,XIa10,b23, &c. [OE.writ.]Write,Wryte,v.to write,VIIIa79,b72,IX122;Wrote,pa. t. sg.I247;pl.VII58;Writen,pa. t. pl.XIa23;Write(n),Wryte(n),pp.I37, 40,IVa2,VII31,IX318 (seePutte),XIIa1, &c.;Ywryte,Ywrite,II1, 13,IIIintrod., 33;Writyng(e),n.VII23,XIb305. [OE.wrītan.]Write.SeeWryȝt.Wriþ,3 sg. pres.covers,II244. [OE.wrēon, 3 sg.wrīþ.]Wryþe(n),v.to twist; bind,VI151; turn aside (from the just course),VI128. [OE.wrīþan.]Wro,n.nook, corner,V154. [ON.*wrá, OIcel.rá.]Wroȝt(e);Wroken;Wronge.SeeWerche; Wreke; Wryng(e).Wrote,v.to root in the earth,II255. [OE.wrōtan.]Wroþ(e),Wroth,adj.angry, at variance,II122,VI19,XVf7,XVII36, &c.;make hym(refl.)wroth, become angry,I10. [OE.wrāþ.]SeeWraþþe.Wroþely,adj.fiercely,V221;Wroþeloker,compar.more severely,V276. [OE.wrāþ-līce,-lucor.]Wrouȝte(n),Wrouhte.SeeWerche.Wrþe.SeeWorþe,adj.Wruxled,pp.inwr. in grene, ? changed into, turned, green,V123; but 'adorned' is usually assumed here and forwruxeled, Purity 1381. [OE.wrixl(i)an, (ex)change. A sense 'adorned' might be derived from an (unrecorded) earlier sense, 'turn, wind round' (? rel. towrēon,wrigels), or perh. from OE.wrixlan (blēom), change colours, exhibit varied hues.]Wulde.SeeWille,v.Wundred,pa. t.wondered,I114. [OE.wundrian.]SeeWonder.Wunne,n.joy;gen. sg.inwunne wele(weole), wealth of joy,XVb*11 (MS. wynter), 35. [OE.wynn.]Wurde;Wurschyp-;Wurth.SeeWord(e); Worschip(e); Worþe,v.
Wa(a).SeeWo.
Wack(e)net,pa. t.andpp.awoke, (was) aroused,VII105, 110. [OE.wæcn(i)an.]SeeWake.
Wage,v.to undertake, guarantee, pay (hire), &c.;intr.orabsol.? (used for) securely continue,or? bring reward,VI56. [ONFr.wager.]
Wagh(e),Wawe,Wawgh(e),n.wave, water (of the sea),VII140,XIIa157,XIVc33,XVII426, &c. [ON.vág-r.]
Wai,Way,interj.woe!II234, 546;wai es him, unhappy is one (who),XVa9. [ON.vei.]SeeWe,interj.; Wo.
Way(e),Wey(e),Weie,We(X),n.way, course, manner, distance, &c.,II476,VII144,VIIIa6,IX220,X85,XIIa16,XVI74, &c.;all way,all weys, continually,XVII500; always,IX212, 277;by þe way of,seeRight,n.;in þe waye, on (by) the way,IVb41;in ich ways, in every way,II158 (seenote);adv.away, indo way, have done, enough,II226. [OE.weg.]SeeAlway, Awai, Heigh.
Waik,adj.weak,VIIIb23. [ON.veik-r.]
Waille,v.to bewail,VIIIa308. [ON.*veila(cf. ON.vǽla, Swed.veila).]
Wayte,v.to look,V95, 221. [ONFr.wait(i)er.]
Wake,v.to lie awake, keep vigil,IVb49,XVc21;trans.to arouse, kindle,XVII89. [OE.wacian, intr.]SeeA-, Forwake.
Wal,Wall,n.wall,II357,XIb40,XIIIa24,XVII515 (seeSton), &c.;Vall,X131. [OE.wall.]
Wald(e).SeeWille,v.
Wale,v.to choose;to wale(to be chosen), conspicuous, excellent,VII8. [ON.val, n.;velja(pa. t.valdi), v.]
Walk(e),v.to walk, wander,V110,VI39,XIIb21,XVI53, 333;walkes wide, is spread abroad,XIVb29 (seeWord);Ywalked,pp.XIIIa16. [OE.walc(i)an, roll, go to and fro.]
Wallande,pres. p.welling, bubbling,VI5. [OE.wallan.]
Walschmen,n. pl.Welshmen,XIIIb3. [OE.wē̆lisc,wǣ̆lisc+mann.]
Walt,v.to roll;trans. pa. t.rolled,VII140 (rel.toblastesomitted);intr. infin.totter (and fall),VII138;pa. t.was tossed,VII144 (rel.tonauyomitted). [OE. (Nth.)wælta.]
Wan.SeeWanne, Wynne(n).
Wan(e),v.to decrease, subside,XVII450, 458, 493. [OE.wanian.]
Wane,n.expectation (of success), inI ne wate na better wane, I know no better alternative,IVa55;cf.Rede,n.[ON.ván, expectation.]SeeWones.
Wandren,v.to wander,VIIIa297. [OE.wandrian.]
Wandreth,n.trouble, distress,IVa19,XVII40. [ON.vandrǽði.]
Waning,n.curtailment,VI198 (seeȜete,v.). [OE.wanung.]
Wan(ne),Won(XV),adj.gloomy,VII140; sickly, wan,II108,IVa10,XVc22. [OE.wann,wonn, dark.]
Wanne.SeeWhan, Wynne(n).
Want,n.lack (esp.of food),XVII194. [ON.vant, neut. adj.]SeeWonte.
Wap,n.a blow,V181. [Cf. ME.wappen,w(h)op,beat; echoic.]
Wapin.SeeWeppen.
War(with),v. imper.guard (against), beware (of),XIVa6. [OE.warian, refl.]
War(e),adj.inbe war (of), be on one's guard (against), beware (of), take care,V320,XIb217, 311,XIVd4;be war or ye be wo, look before you leap,XIVd11 (seeWo). [OE.wær.]SeeVnwar.
War(e).SeeWas.
Ward(e),n.custody,XVI222; post (in the defence),X35. [OE.weard.]
Warda(i)ne,n.warden, commander of the garrison,X146, 169,XIVb83. [ONFr.wardein.]
Ware,adj.XVI154;seeWerre, and note.
Ware,v.to lay out, spend,VII19;Waret,pp.given (in exchange), dealt,V276. [OE.warian(recorded once as 'treat with') rel. towaru, wares.]
Wary,v.to curse,XVII208;Wery,XIVa23. [OE.wærgan,wergan.]
Wark,v.to feel pain, ache,XVII269. [OE.wærcan; cf. ON.verkja.]
Wark(e);Warld.SeeWerk(e); World(e).
Warn(e),v.to warn, inform,VIIIa125, 158, 316, 321,XVII124; forewarn,XVII110. [OE.war(e)nian.]
Warnist,pp.furnished, manned,X121. [ONFr.warnir,warniss-.]
Warp,v.to cast; offer,V185. [OE.weorpan; ON.varpa.]
Wars;Warth.SeeWors; Worþe,v.
Was,pa. t. sg.was,I28, &c.; have been,VIIIa160;2 sg.XVII120;Ves,X15, 32;Watȝ,V1,VI4, &c.;2 sg.V326,VI12, &c.;Wes,III16,X2,XVg1, &c.;subj.was, were, might (would, &c.) be,Var,X38;War(e),IVa19, 23, &c.;Weor,XIVc89;Wer(e),I92,II108,IVa75,XVg8,XVI199, &c.Pl. ind.andsubj.War(e),X10,XIVb93, &c.;Weir,X137;Wer(e),Weren,Weryn,Wern(e),I41,II18,III58,V354,VI18, 225, &c.;Wore,I114,VI214,*XVI17 (note). [OE.wæs(wes),wǣron, &c.; ON. pl.várum, &c.]SeeNas.
Wasche,v. intr.to wash,XIIIa25. [OE.wascan.]
Waste,n.wild, uninhabited place,V30. [ONFr.wast; OE.wē̆ste.]SeeWysty.
Waste(n),v. trans.to waste,VIIIa127, 155;intr.XIVc2. [ONFr.waster.]
Wastour(e),n.waster, despoiler, rogue,VIIIa29, 124, 146, &c. [ONFr.wastur.]
Wat;Wate;Watȝ.SeeWhat(e); Wite(n); Was.
Watches,n. pl.watches; watchmen,XVI140. [OE.wæcce.]
Waþe,n.1peril,V287;Woþe,VI15;Woth,XVII416. [ON.váði.]
Wathe,n.2(something gained in) hunting,XVII486;cf.Fee,n.2[ON.veið-r.]
Watter;Watur,-er;n.water (sea, lake, flood),V163,VII119,VIIIa318, &c.;Watres,pl.IX12, 243. [OE.wæter.]
Wattered,pa. t. intr.watered,VIIIa168. [OE.wæterian, trans.]
Wawe,Wawghes.SeeWagh(e).
Waxe(n),Wax,v.to increase, grow, become,XVb15, 32,c22,XVII60, 179;Wexe(n),Wex,II62,IX22, 95,XVI344, &c.;Wax,pa. t.I237;Wex,VI178. [OE.we(a)xan.]
We,interj.(of grief, consternation, surprise, &c.) alas, ah, &c.;II176,V117,XVI139, 149, 301,XVII217, 238;we loo,V140. [OE.wǣ (lā).]SeeWai, Wo.
We,pron. pl.we,I64, &c.Acc.anddat.(to, for) us,Hus,XVII46;Ous,II167, 604,VIIIb92, &c.;Vs,IVa7,VII32, &c.;vs must,seeMot(e);Vus,V174,VI94, &c.;vus þynk vus oȝe,seeOwe, Þinke;Vs self,refl.ourselves,XIb157;Our(e),Owr(e),poss. adj.our,I203,III29,IVa16, 55,XVg26, &c.;Vr(e),XIVc15, 84,XVg1, 24;oure one, alone by ourselves,V177 (seenote);Oure,pron.ours,XIb*128, 129;Ouris,X88. [OE.wē,ūs,ūre.]
We.SeeWay(e).
Wecht,n.weight,X101. [ON.vétt-r, earlier*weht-.]
Wedde,n.pledge, inleide to wedde, pledged, assigned as security, mortgaged,VIIIb77. [OE.wedd;lecgan to wedde.]
Wede,n.garment, article of attire,II146,V290;wight in wede, valiant (in arms),XIVb5. [OE.wǣd,ge-wǣde.]
Weder,-ir,-ur,n.weather,II269,XVII470; foul weather, storm,VII114,VIIIa320,XIVc35,XVII451. [OE.weder.]
Wedes,n. pl.weeds (plants),VIIIa105. [OE.wēod.]
Wedmen,n. pl.wedded folk,XVII400. [OE.wedd+mann.]SeeWedde, Yweddede.
Wedows;Wees,Wegh(es);Weete;Weie,Wey(e);Weyn;Weir.SeeWodewe; Wyȝe; Wete; Way(e); Wene(n); Was.
Wel(e),Well(e),Weyl(I),Weill(X),adv.well,I110,II136,X12,XIVd2, &c.; very,II309, 345,XIIIa26,XIVc39, &c.;wel riȝt,wel sone, &c. at once,II71, 270,X70; fully, quite,I254,II553, &c.; (esp.with numbers)II183,IX199,XIVb42, &c.; (withcompar.) a good deal, much,II464,X10,XVI334; without disadvantage,IVb31; easily,VIIIa47,XVII5, &c.;predic.good,XVe7, &c.; prosperous,VIIIa271;well were he, happy were he who,XVII339;well is vs, happy are we,XVII459;wel worth þe, may it go well with thee,V59;wele wurth þe while, happy the occasion,XIVa5, &c.;cf.Wo. [OE.wē̆l.]SeeWelneȝ.
Wela,adv.very, inwela wylle(seeWylle),V16. [OE.wel+lā(intensive).]
Welcom,Welcum,Wolcome,adj.welcome,II433,V172,VIIIb52; asinterj.VI39. [OE.wil-cumainfl. bywel(-cwēme); cf. ON.vel-kominn.]
Welde,v.to possess,IVa20. [OE.(ge-)wéldan.]
Wele,Weole,n.(usually allit. with Wo,q.v.) happiness, prosperity, wealth,II5,IVa2,b74,V66,VI34;worldes wele, good things of this world, wealth,IVa28,XIVb16;wunnewe(o)le, wealth of joy,XVb*11 (MS. wynter), 35. [OE.we(o)la.]
Weleful,adj.prosperous,XIVb17. [Prec. + OE.-full.]
Wel-fare,n.welfare, easy life,VIIIb8. [Wel + Fare,n.]
Welkyn,n.sky,VII138. [OE.wolcen,weolcn.]
Well(e),n.spring, fount,VI5,IX5,XIIIa1, &c.;fig.XIVc108. [OE.well(a).]
Welle-spring,n.spring,XVe16. [Cf. OE.well(e)-spryng.]
Well-wirkand,adj.righteous in deeds,XVII120. [Cf. OE.wel-wyrcende.]SeeWerche.
Welneȝ,Welnyȝ,Welnygh,adv.almost,VI168,XIIIb4;welnygh now, but a moment ago,VI221. [OE.wel-nē(a)h.]SeeWel(e),adv.; Nyȝ.
Welth(e),n.happiness,IVa32,XVI324. [Extended from Wele with abstract-þ.]
Wen,n.blemish, diseased growth;fig.IIIintrod.[OE.wenn, tumour.]
Wende,v. trans.to turn,V84;intr.to turn (and toss),XVc21; to return,I199; go, come,I94,II427,VIIIa6; depart,VIIIa67, 79, 271;refl.go,II475, 501;Went(e),pa. t.I113;Wende,I*189 (seenote),II65, 185, &c.;Went(e),pp.gone, departed,I93,VIIIa198, &c.;is went, went,X178;Ywent, come about,IIIintrod.[OE.wéndan.]
Wene(n), to think, imagine, expect,IVa35,V336,VIIIa242,XIb72, &c.;Weyn,XVII444, 535;Wende,pa. t.I110, 127,XIIb66. [OE.wēnan.]SeeAwenden.
Wenges;Wenne.SeeWyng; Whan(ne).
Wente,n.turn(ing),XIIb6. [From Wende,v.]
Weole;Weor.SeeWele; Was.
Wepe,n.weeping, inw. and wo,II195, 234. [OE.wōp, assimilated to stem of next.]
Wepe,Weepe,v.to weep,II118,XIIa32,XIVb60,XVf6;Wepte,pa. t. sg.I174;Wepe,pl.II591;Wepeing,Wepyng(e),n.II219,IVa32,XIb155, &c. [OE.wēpan; pa. t.wēop(ONth.wǣpde).]
Weppen,n.weapon,V154;Wapin,XIVb15;Vapnys,pl.X190. [OE.wēpn; ON.vápn.]
Wer(e),n.war,VII8, 88,XIVb15;Werre,IX81,XIVc76. [ONFr.werre.]
Wer(e),Weryn, &c.SeeWas.
Werby.SeeWher(e),adv.
Werche,v.to work, labour; make; bring about, cause; act, do;I90, 218,VIIIa297;Werke,XVI334;Wirk(e),XIVb20,XVI265,XVII116;Wyrk(e),VI176,XVII262;Worch(e),V28,VI151,VIIIa8,b25, &c.;Werkis,2 sg.XVI264;Wroȝt(e),Wroght,pa. t.I65, 168,V293,VI165,XVII4 (2 sg.), &c.;Wrouȝte,VIIIa103, 243 (subj.), &c.;Wrouhte,VIIIb87 (subj.); Wroȝt,Wroght,pp.V276,VII58, &c.;Wrouȝt,II374,VIIIa308;Wraght,*XVII98 (MS. wroght;seeVnsoght);let God worche, let God do as He wills (? readworthe;seeWorþe, Yworth),V140. [OE.wyrcan; pa. t.worhte(warhte,wrohte); witherformscf.Scherte, Werse, and see App. p. 280.]
Were,v.1to ward (off),I167. [OE.werian.1]
Were,v.2to wear (clothes),V290;Ywerd,pp.II241. [OE.werian.2]
Were,v.3to wear (out), decay,XIVc2;til hit be wered out, until the present state has passed away,VIIIb85. [A sense-development of the prec. (cf. OE.for-wered, worn out); but the infl. of forms of quite distinct origin, such as OE.for-weren,-woren, worn out, decayed,(for)weornian, decay, was perh. ultimately responsible.]
Wery.SeeWary,v.
Wery,adj.weary,XIb135,XIIIa48,XVc30. [OE.wērig.]
Werynes,n.wearyness,I156,XIIIa49. [OE.wērig-nes.]
Werk(e),Wark(e),n.work; labour,VI239,VIIIa191, &c.; fabric,II374;werkis, works, fortress,XVI191; action, deed,IVa65, 84,VII58,XIb106, &c.; task,VIIIb56,XVII130, 244, 255, &c.; written work,VII4, 55; insg.deeds, doings, dealings, &c.,II317,V299,XVI17, 200. [OE.we(o)rc.]
Werke.SeeWerche.
Werkman,Workeman, labourer, craftsman,VIIIa308,b25;Werk(e)men,pl.VI147,VIIIa53,IX119, &c.;my werkemen, doers of my will,XVI17. [OEwe(o)rc-mann.]
Werldes;Wern(e).SeeWorld; Was.
Wernyng,n.refusal,V185. [From OE.wérnan.]
Werre,adj.andadv. compar.in worse plight, worse,XVI*154 (MS. ware;seenote), 334. [ON.verri; adv.verr.]SeeWors(e).
Werre;Werse(Werst);Wes.SeeWer(e); Wors(e); Was.
West(e),adv.andn.west,VII105,XVI333. [OE.west, adv.]
Wete,adj.andn.wet,II80,VII110,XIVc30. [OE.wǣt;wǣta,n.]
Wete,Weete,v.to wet,IX62,XIIIa34. [OE.wǣtan.]
Weþer. See Wheþer,conj.1
Weue(n),v.to weave;pp.Wouen, woven,V290. [OE.wefan, pp.wefen; cf. ON. pp.(v)ofinn.]
Weued,pa. t.presented,V291 (seenote). [OE.wǣfan.]
Wexe(n).SeeWaxe(n).
Wha(m).SeeWho.
Whan(ne),adv. interrog.andrel.when,I104, 161,V163,IX19,XIa8, &c.;whan that, when,IX22,XIIa28, 155, &c. (seeÞat);Huanne,III27, 31;Quen,V206, 247,VI18;Quhen,X40, 171;Wanne,VIIIb1, 52, &c.;Wenne,VIIIb7;When,I221, &c.;Whon,XIVc110. [OE.hwonne,hwanne,hwænne.]
Whar(e),Hwar,adv. interrog.andrel.where,XIVa7,XVa6,XVI294; (withsubj.) wherever,II170;Quhar, to the place where,X18;quhar at,quhar that, where,X38 (seeAtrel.), 149. Asneut. pron.in:Whar(e)fore, for what (which) reason,IVb33,XIIIa13. [OE.hwǣr,hwāra, and prob. unacc.hwær,hwara.]SeeNowhar(e); Wher(e),adv.; cf. Þar(e).
Wharred,pa. t.whirred,V135. [Echoic.]
What(e),Wat,Quat(V,VI),pron. interrog.what,II102,XIb195,XVe8,XVII163, &c.;indir.I56,IVb65,V111,VIIIb38, &c.;indef.(withsubj.) whatever,II339, 450, 467; approachingrel.XIIb142 (cf.VIIIa242),XVI174 (seenote and App. p. 289);exclam.what!,XVI101; lo!V133-6;quat so, whatsoever,VI206;what with ... and(as Mn.E. idiom),XVII214.Adj. interrog.what,VI115, &c.;indir.VI32,VII83, &c.;indef.(withsubj.) whatever,VI163;exclam.what!,II234;loke what,seeLoke;what man(þing), who, what,II421, 116, &c.;what ... þat, what,VII92; whatever,XIIa115,XIIIa58 (withsubj.). [OE.hwæt.]
Wheder;Whedir.SeeWheþer; Whider.
Whelp,n.whelp, pup,XIVb78. [OE.hwelp.]
Wher(e),Quere(VI),adv. interrog.andrel.where, whither,II194,VI16,XVI272, 377; wherever (withsubj.),XVI402;wher(e) þat, (to the place) where,IX184,XIIa59, 153, &c.; in a case where, when,XIIb139; wherever,IX177. Asneut. pron.in:Werby,Wherby, on account of which,VIIIb35; by which,XIIb55;Wherfore, wherefore; why,IX176, &c.; and so,V210,IX135, 202, &c.;Wher(e)of,Huerof, (out) of which,III2, 8,IX153, 238,XIIb120, &c.; on account of which,XIIa10, 38, 71, 190,b159, &c.; concerning which,II16,XIIb212, &c.;wherof that, whereby, wherefore,XIIa116, 140,b222;Whereon, in which,II267. [OE.hwǣr,hwēr.]SeeWhar(e).
Wher(e),conj., interrog.(introd. a direct question),XIb64, 171, 197, 266, 274; (indir.) whether,XIa51,b207. [Reduction of Wheþer1,q.v.]
Whestones,n. pl.whetstones,XIIIa45. [OE.hwet-stān.]
Whete,n.wheat,VIIIa9, 33, 299;adj.wheaten,VIIIa131. [OE.hwǣte; adj.hwǣten.]
Wheþer,Whethire,Wheder(XVII),Weþer(VI),conj.1interrog.withind.orsubj.; (introd. a direct question)V118,VI205; (indir.) whether,XVII363; (alternative condition)whethire ... or, whether ... or,IVb76;Queþersoeuer, (withsubj.) whether,VI246. [OE.hwæþer.]SeeWher(e),conj.
Wheþer,conj.2however, (and) yet,VI221. [OE.hwæþere.]
Whette,pa. t.ground; made a grinding noise,V135;Quettyng,n.sharpening, grinding,V152 (note). [OE.hwettan.]
Whi,Why,Hwi,adv. interrog.why,I64,II332,XVa17,XVII294, &c.;for whi,XVII14, 518;Quy,VI201;Wi,XVg25;Wy,VI173, 204;indirectinþe cause why, the reason why,XIIIb66;exclam.why then,V232. [OE.hwī.]
Which(e),Wiche,interrog. adj.which, what,II494, &c.;pron.which, who,VIIIa126, &c.;rel. adj.inthe whiche, which,IX2;pron.who, which,XIIa52, 61, 111, &c.;the which(e)(wiche), which, whom,VIIIb31,IX276, 298,XIIa35, &c.;the whiche þat, who(m),IX190, 337;of the whiche ... offe, of which,IX24;as he which, &c.,seenoteXIIa23.SeeApp., p. 289. [OE.hwilc.]SeeWhilke.
Whider,Whedir(XVII),adv. interrog.whither,II128, 288, 296,XIVa21,XVII313;indef.whithersoever,II129, 130;Whider so, (withsubj.) whithersoever,II340. [OE.hwider.]
Whyyt,adj.white,XIIIa31;Whyte,White,II105,XVI89, &c.;Quyte,Quite,V20, 296;Whittore,compar.XVc27. [OE.hwīt; compar.hwī̆ttra.]
Whil(e),Whyl(e),Wyl,Quhill(X),conj.while,I8,VII56,XIVc29, 36, &c.; until,VI168,X32, 67, 197;quhill þat, until,*X63. [OE.þā hwīle þe; see next.]
While,Whyle,Wyle,n.time, while,V301,XIVa5 (seeWel), 23, &c.;by whyle, from time to time,II8;eny wyle, for any length of time,VIIIb25;þat ilke while ... þerwhile, while (conj.),VIIIa155-6;þe while, while (conj.),VIIIa58, 283. [OE.hwīl.] See Hondqwile, Oþerwhile, Þerewhiles, &c.
Whyle,adv.for a while,XVc33. [OE.hwīle,hwīlum.]
Whiles;Whils,Whyls;Qwiles(VII);conj.while,VII39,VIIIa314,XVI55,XVII397. [Extended from While,conj., with adv.-es.]
Whilke,Wylke,rel. pron.which,XVI14;þe wylke, which,IVb30. [OE.hwilc.]SeeWhich(e).
Whilom,Whilum,adv.once, formerly,XIIa179,b2,XIVb5. [OE.hwīlum.]
Whyne,v.to scream,XVII229. [OE.hwīnan.]
Whyp,n.whip,XVII378. [Obscure.]
Whyrlande,pres. p.whirling,V154. [OE.hwyrf(t)lian; ON.hvirfla.]
White,Whittore.SeeWhyyt.
Who,Wha(IV),Quo(VI),pron. interrog.who,II263,IVa14,VI67, &c.;who is, who is it,XVII295;indir.I50, &c.;indef.inwho that, whoever, if any one,XIIb24.Obl. case:Wham,interrog.whom,II128;Quom,Whom(e),rel.VI93,IX77,XVI82, &c.;Whos,gen. sg. rel.whose,I91,XIIb79;the whos, whose,XIIa113.Whasa,Whoso (euer),indef.whoever,I2,IVa71,VIIIa67, &c.;but whoso, unless one,VIIIa1. [OE.hwā, dat.hwā̆m.]
Whon.SeeWhan(ne).
Wi,Wy.SeeWhi.
Wycche,n.wizard,IX85. [OE.wicca.]
Wiche;Wicht.SeeWhich(e); Wight,adj.
Wid.SeeWith.
Widder,v.to wither,XVII63. [OE.*widr(i)an, expose, be exposed, to the weather.]
Wyde,Wide,adj. wide, spacious,II365,XVII541;adv.wide open,X185; far and wide,XIVb29. [OE.wīd; adv.wīd(e).]
Wydwes.SeeWodewe.
Wif(e),Wyf,Wiif(II),n.wife,II178,V283,XIIa3,XVII106, &c.;Wyue,dat. sg.III52;Wiues,Wyues,Wifis,pl.II399,VIIIa13,XVII144, &c. [OE.wīf.]
Wyfman,n.woman,III30, 31, 36;Wymman,III23;Wimon,XVg7;Wom(m)an,II211,XIb61, &c.;Wymmen(e),pl.IVb54,V347,XVb32,c11, &c.;Wommen,I53,VIIIa8, &c.;Women(e),IVb42,XVII208. [OE.wī̆f-mann,wimman.]
Wight,Wyht,Wicht(X),adj.valiant,X122, 148,XIVb5 (seeWede); ?adv.quickly, straightway,XVb36. [ON.víg-r, neut.víg-t.]
Wight,Wyght,n.creature, person,VIIIa243,XVII47, &c.;Wyȝte,VI134;Wiht,XIIb77;Wytes,pl.XVi19. [OE.wiht.]
Wyȝe,Wegh,n.knight, man,V6, 30,VII19, &c.;vocative, Sir (knight), &c.,V23, 59, 172;Wyȝeȝ,Weghes,Wees,pl.VI219,VII23, 55. [OE.wiga, warrior.]
Wiȝtliche,adv.vigorously,VIIIa21. [From Wight,adj.]
Wiif.SeeWif.
Wyke,n.week,VIIIa253. [OE.wice.]SeeWoke.
Wikid,Wikked,Wykked,Wicked,adj.bad, evil, wicked,IVa65,VIIIa1, 29,IX85,XVI234, &c. [Extended from (obscure) ME.wikke, bad;cf.Wrecched.]
Wil,Wyl(e).SeeWhil(e); Wille,n.andv.
Wild.SeeWille,v.
Wild(e),Wylde,adj.wild,II214, 257,V95, &c.; unruly, self-willed, inþof he wer neuer sa wylde, however sinful were his life,IVa75. [OE.wílde.]SeeWylle,adj.
Wildernes,-nisse,n.wilderness,II212, 560. [OE.wildeornes(in Sweet).]
Wiles,Wyles,n. pl.wiles,V347, 352,XIVb55. [OE.wig(e)lcoalescing with ONFr.*wile(OFr.guile);seeNapier,O.E. Glosses, p. 159 (note).]SeeGile, Biwyled.
Wylyde,adj.? guileful,V299. [From prec.]
Wylke.SeeWhilke.
Will(e),Wyll(e),Wil,Wyl,n.pleasure, desire, will, intent, purpose,I49,II224, 345, 568,IVa29,V90,X47,XIb7,XVb34,c3, &c.; good will, favour,V319;at his owhen w., at his pleasure,II271;at my (his) wille, subject to my (his) will,VIIIa200,XIVb56;wiþ wille, joyously,XVb15;with my wille, with my consent,XVI297;lightnes of w., levity,VII15;swete w., good pleasure,II384. [OE.ge-will,willa.]
Wylle,adj.bewildering, wandering (path),V16. [ON.vill-r.]SeeWild(e).
Wille,v.desire, wish, be willing; be likely, wont; intend, will, &c., and as auxil. offut. 1and3 sg. pres.Wil,Wyl,I10,V89, 147,VIIIa24, 39,IX252, &c.;Will(e),Wyll,III2,IVa31, 52, &c.;Wol(e),II24,IX279,XIa48, &c.;Woll(e),VIIIb40,XVc17,XVI7, &c.;2 sg.Wil,Wyl(l),IVa4, 17, 88,VIIIa222, &c.;Wylt,V73.Wolt,VIIIa271,XIIb42,XVg33; (with suffixed pron.)Wiltou,-ow,II128,XIVa21, &c.; (further reduced)Wolte,XVg19, 22;pl.Wyl,Wil(l),I259,IVb2,IX118, &c.;Wol,Wole(n),VIIIb85,IX64,XIb64, 161,XIIIb23, &c.;Wolle,XVI240 (rime—fille);wiltow or neltow, whether you are willing or not,VIIIa149 (cf.II154); (without expressed infin.) will go (come),V64,XVII504;wilt thou so, you'll do that, will you?XVII226.Pa. t.desired, wished, was willing; was likely, used; intended, would;subj.would (be willing), would (should) like, could wish, &c.; as auxil. ofcondit.orpa. t. subj.would, should, &c.:Vald,X79;Wald(e),IVa39,X21,XIVb12, &c.;Wild,Iintrod.(? ON.vilda);Wold(e),I185 (rimecolde),II188, 279,III37,IVb25,V28,VI30,VIIIa204,XIa51,XIVc20,XVI253,XVII47, &c.;Wulde,I47, 90, 171;2 sg.Wold(e),Woldeȝ,-est,II454,V59,VI50,XVI362,XVII172, &c.;wold awede, was like to go mad (orwas going mad)II87;wold ich nold ich, whether I would or no,II154 (cf.VIIIa149); (without expressed infin.)wold vp(in), desired to rise (enter),II96, 378;whider þai wold, where they were going to,II296;walde away, would depart,IVa75. [OE.willan,wyllan; pa. t.wólde,wálde.]SeeIchil, Ichulle.
Wilnest,2 sg. pres.desirest,VIIIa256. [OE.wilnian.]
Wymman,Wimon, &c.SeeWyfman.
Wind(e),Wynd(e),Wynt,n.wind, breath,IVb5,VII116,XIIIa8,XIVa33,c35, &c.;Wynd blast, blast of wind,XVII355. [OE.wínd.]
Wyndo(w),n.window,XVII136, 280. [ON.vind-auga.]
Wyne,n.wine,IVa51 (footnote). [OE.wīn.]
Wyng,Weng,n.wing,IVb6, 48,IX257,XIIa176, &c. [ON.vǽng-r.]
Wynke,n.a wink (of sleep),I159. [From OE.wincian, v.]
Wynne,Wyn,n.gain, profit,V352;hym to mekill wyn, to his great profit,XVII109. [OE.(ge-)winn.]
Wynne(n),Winne,Wyn,v.to win;Wan(ne),pa. t. sg.VIIIa90,XVI9, &c.;pl.VII174;Wonne(n),pp.V23,VI157, &c.;Wonen,V347,VII169;Won,IVa40, &c.;Ywon,II561:trans.to procure (with toil),VIIIa21, 127; to win (in contest, &c.), win over,IVa8, 20,XIVb16, 56,XVI9, &c.; to earn,VI219,VIIIa90,XVI230, &c.; to gain, get,XVI132,XVII363, &c.; to (manage to) bring, get,IVa40,V23, 347,VII174;wynne (away), rescue,II561,XVI18, 171, 266, 406;intr.to labour profitably, earn (something),VIIIa155, 316,XIIb37; to win one's way, get (to),V163; get (away, from), escape,XVII24, 549, &c.;(were) wonen of, had escaped,VII169;wyn to end, succeed in completing,XVII130; to go, come,V147,VI157. [OE.ge-winnanand ON.vinna.]
Wynnynge,n.gain, profit,VIIIb102. [From prec.; ON.vinning-r.]
Wynt.SeeWind(e).
Wynter,Wintur,-er,n.winter,II259,VII100; asadj.XVb8, 11 (seenote);Winter-schours,-tyde, winter storms, winter time,II59,XIVb26. [OE.winter;winter-scūr,-tīd.]
Wypped,pa. t.sent flying,V181. [Cf. Fris., Du., LG.wippen.]
Wyrde,n.fate,V66, 350 (cf.217);wyrdes, chances,VIIIb102. [OE.wýrd.]
Wyre,v.to turn; throw,X112. [OFr.virer.]
Wirk(e),Wyrk(e), &c.SeeWerche.
Wis(e),Wys(e),adj.wise,IVa2,VII31,XIb250,XIIb222, &c. [OE.wīs.]
Wys(e)dome,Wisdome,n.wisdom,IVb56, 68,VIIIa53; piece of wisdom,VIIIa206. [OE.wīs-dōm.]
Wyse,Wise,n.manner, fashion, guise.*II158 (note),V124,VII65, 77,VIIIa59,XVI25;in many wise, in many ways,XIIa39;in no(ne) wise, at all,VIIIa300,IX283;in the wise as, just as,XIIa101;other wise many fold, in many another fashion,XVII54. [OE.wīse.]
Wish,n.desire, will,XVII4. [Stem of OE.wȳ̆scan, v.]
Wysli,Wysely,adv.thoughtfully, carefully,XIVc14,XVII435. [OE.wīs-līce.]
Wisse,Wysshe,v.to guide, direct,VII4 (note);wissed hym bettere, directed him (to do) better,VIIIa158. [OE.wissian.]
Wist(e), &c.SeeWite(n),v.1
Wysty,adj.lonely, deserted,V121. [OE.wē̆stig; for vowelcf.Ryste, and see Morsbach,M.E. Gram., § 109.]
Wit,Witt(e),Wyt,Wytt(e),n. sg.mind, senses, wits,II82,III46 (dat.),XIIb137,XVI344, &c.; wisdom,XIa10; intelligence, discernment, understanding,I11,VII4,VIIIa53,XIa12, 32 (? interpretation), 52,XIIb198, &c.; sense, meaning,XIa6, 47, 53, &c.;pl.intelligence,II38,XIb113; senses, wits,XIIa158;fyue wytteȝ, five senses,V125.Bi my wytte(wit), as I think,V28,XVII452;do ... his wit, apply his mind,XIb6;gode wytt, sound mind,IX83;Kynde Witt, (natural) good sense,VIIIa243. [OE.witt.]
Wit,Wyt.SeeWith.
Wite(n),Wyte,Witte,v.1to know, learn, be aware,I38,VIIIa204,XIb82,XIIa43, &c.;Wate,1and3 sg. pres.IVa16,VI142,XVII444, &c.;Woot,XIa43, 50;Wote,I38,VIIIa124,XVII313, &c.;seeIchot, Not;Wost,2 sg.VI51;Wote,XVI222;Wate,pl.Iintrod.;Wyte,I250;Wotte,XVI171.Wist(e),Wyst(e),pa. t.I160,II194,III27, 45,VII23,XVg11 (subj.), &c.; would know (subj.),IX184;seeNist.Don to wyte, inform,II2;We wille ȝe witte, we intend that you should know (i.e.have full warning of the rescue of the souls),XVI176;witte þou wele, be assured,XVI305. [OE.witan;wātpret. pres.;wiste, &c.]SeeYwyte.
Wite,v.2to guard, keep,II206,XVf13. [OE.witian, but in ME. the senses and forms due to OE.wītan(str.),witan(pret. pres.), andwitian(wk.) were confused.]
Wyte,v.3fade, vanish,IVa34. [OE.ge-wītan.]
Wyter,adj.wise,XVc25. [Late OE.witter, from ON.vitr.]
Wyterliche,adv.clearly,VIIIb38. [From prec. in ME. sense 'plain'.]
Wytes.SeeWight,n.
With,Wyþ,Wid(XVg),Wit(VIIIb6),Wyt(XVd6), &c.,prep.with, against,XIVb36,XVII138, &c.; (meet) with,II510,VIIIb6,XVg7; (together) with, among,I54, 133 (seeWo),II84,IVa4 (seeBeste), 5,XVg30, &c.;es noghte with, does not associate with,IVb2; at,XIIa142;with þat, thereupon,VIIIa239; with (instr.)II106,IVb62,XVg8, 29, &c.; by (means, reason of),II404,VII142,XVI160, 297, &c.; by (agent),V348, 351, 358,VII53, &c.With al, entirely,VIIIa76 (OE.mid alle);with all this, meanwhile,X114;wyth lyttel, with little result,VI215;what with ... and with, what with ... and,XVII214.Bowes ... to schote with arwes(to shoot arrows with) is normal ME. order,IX258;cf.VIIIa259, 290, &c. [OE.wiþblended withmid(miþ).]SeeÞar(e), Þer(e).
Withal,Vithall,adv.withal,X9;forth withal, straightway,XIIb82, 129. [OE.mid alle;seeprec.]
Withdrawe,v.to withdraw;intr.retire,VIIIa324;pp.reft (from her),XIIa158. [OE.wiþ+dragan.]SeeDraw(e).
Wythhalde,v.to hold back,V200;Withhelde,Wythhylde,pa. t.V100, 223, &c. [OE.wiþ+háldan.]SeeHolde(n).
Within(ne),Wiþynne,Vithin(X), &c.,adv.inside,IX141,X13, 70,XIIIa16,XVi2, &c.; in (his) heart,V302;prep.within, in,VI80, &c.; (freq. postponed)IVa38, 40,XVI282, &c.; (oftime)XIIa29. [OE.wiþ-innan.]
Withoute(n),-outten,-owte(n),-out, &c.,adv.outside,X68,XVi2,XVII127, &c.;prep.without,II460,IVa96,VI30,XVI300,XVII149, &c.;seeEnde, Lees, Nay, No, &c. [OE.wiþ-ūtan.]
Withtakand,pres. p.reprehending,IVb9. [OE.wiþ-+ ON.taka.]SeeTake(n).
Witnesse,v.to testify,VIIIb91. [From Wittenesse.]
Wit-sunday,n.Whitsunday (with pun onWit),XIa12. [OE.se hwīta sunnan-dæg.]
Witt(e), &c.SeeWit, Wite(n).
Wittenesse,n.witness, testimony,XVI279;seeDrawe. [OE.ge-wit(t)nes.]
Wyues,Wiues.SeeWif.
Wlaffyng,n.stammering, indistinct utterance,XIIIb14. OE.wlaffian.]
Wlyteþ,pres. pl.pipe, warble,XVb11. [Imit. of sound, or corrupt for ?wrytleþ; cf. OE.writian, warble, ME.writelinge, n.]
Wo,n.woe, grief, pain, sorrow, &c.,I168,II5,XVb8,XVII40, &c.;Woo(e),XVI18, 300, &c.;Wa(a),IVa23,XVI406, &c.;wo was wyth (hym), (he) was grieved,I132;me is wo, woe is me, unhappy am I,II331, 542; (withnom. pron.)or ye be wo, ere you are in trouble,XIVd11 (seeWare,adj.);with (mochel) wo, (very) painfully,VII169,XIIa105;wepe and wo,II195, 234;for wele ne wa(a), on no account,IVa2,b74;worþe hit wele oþer wo, whatever happens,V66 (seeWorþe,v.). [OE.wā.]
Wod(e),n.wood(land),I62,II237,V16, 84, &c.; trees,XVb14; wood, fuel,XIIb113, 123, &c.;to wode, into the woods,XIIb5. [OE.wudu.]
Wode,Woode(XVI),adj.mad, furious,II394,V221,XIIa138,XVg17,XVI344,XVII426. [OE.wōd.]SeeAwede.
Wodehed,n.madness, recklessness,I31. [OE.wōd+*-hǣdu.]
Wodenes,n.fury,VII138. [OE.wōd-nes.]
Woderoue,n.woodruff,XVb9. [OE.wudu-rofe.]
Wodewe,n.widow,III23;Wydwes,pl.VIIIa13;Wedows,XVII389. [OE.wuduwe,wid(e)we.]
Wogh,n.evil, misery,XVII533. [OE.wōh.]
Woke,n.week,XIIIa28. [OE.wucu.]SeeWyke.
Wol(e),Wold(e),Woll(e).SeeWille,v.
Wolcome.SeeWelcom.
Wolle,n.wool,VIIIa13,IX142, 238, 239. [OE.wull(e).]
Wolt(e).SeeWille,v.
Wolues,n. pl.wolves,II539;Wolues-kynnes, of wolf's kind, wolvish,VIIIa154. [OE.wulf;wulfes(gen. sg.) +cynnes.]SeeKyn.
Wombe,n.belly,VIIIa168,b54;distrib. sg.(seeHerte)VIIIa209, 253; womb,XIb30. [OE.wámb,wómb.]
Wom(m)an, &c.SeeWyfman.
Won.SeeWan(ne), Wynne(n).
Won(e),v.to dwell, abide,V30,VI44,XIIa191,XIIIb5, 7,XIVa23, &c.;Wonne,XVI15, 235, 379, &c.;Wonyd,pp.dwelt,V46;Wont, accustomed,VIIIa160,XIIa179. [OE.(ge)-wunian, dwell, be accustomed.]SeeYwon(ed); Wones,n. pl.
Wonder,-ur;Wounder(XVb);Wunder,-yr; (i)n.wonder, amazement, (a) marvel,IVa85,XIIIb42,XVII265, &c.; miraculous deed,I102;mans wonder, amazement of mankind, monster,XVII408;spake of hem wunder, spoke wonderingly of them,I225;Wondres,pl.marvels,XIIIa6; (ii)adj.(orig. loose compound), marvellous,XIIIa31,XVII496; (iii)adv.(cf.OE.wundrum), marvellously,II104, 356,V132,XIIIa10,XVb32, &c. [OE.wundor,wúndor.]SeeWundred.
Wonderfol,Wondirful(l),adj.wonderful,IX144, 266,XIIIa7. [OE.wundor-ful.]
Wonderli,Wonderlych,adv.marvellously,XIIa54,XIIIa14. [OE.wundor-līce.]
Wondringe,n.wonder,XIIb213. [OE.wundrung.]
Woned,I189: ? readwende, went;seenote.
Wonen.SeeWynne(n).
Wones,Woneȝ,n. pl.halls,II365; (withsg.sense) dwelling,V130, 332. [? ON.ván, expectation, occas. used as 'place where one may be expected to be' (cf. Norweg.von, expectation, haunts of game); but the word was infl. by assoc. with Wone, dwell (q.v.), with which it was often joined in allit. ME. rimes all requirewǫnorwān.]SeeWane,v.
Wonges,n. pl.cheeks,XVc22. [OE.wáng,wóng.]
Wonne(n).SeeWynne(n), Won(e).
Wonte,v.to be lacking;yow(dat.)wonted, you lacked,V298;ȝef me shal wonte, if I do not have,XVb34. [ON.vanta.]
Woo(e);Woode;Woot.SeeWo; Wode,adj.; Wite(n),v.1
Worchinge,-yng,n.working, operation,IX56;wondur w., miraculous property,XIIIa32. [OE.wyrcung.]SeeWerche.
Worchip.SeeWorschipe.
Word(e),Woord,Wurde(I),n.word,I108,II139, 222,V305,XIa10,XVII380, &c.; plighted word,II468; fame, inþe word of him walkes ful wide, his fame is spread abroad,XIVb29;worchip and wordes, obsequious words,VII174. [OE.wórd.]
Wore,n.? troubled pool,XVc30 (note). [OE.wār(in doubtful gloss), turbid, muddy water (see Napier,O.E. Glosses, p. 49 (note); butcf.OE.wārig; ME.wōri, muddy).]
Wore;Workis;Workeman.SeeWas; Werche; Werkman.
World(e),n.world, earth, men,I225,II41,IX72, &c.;Warld,II403,XVII70, 303;warld so wide,XVII541;Werld,XIVb16;in world,of the w., on earth,XVc25,IX183;werldes,worldes, (gen.) of the world, worldly, inworldes reches,IVb61;worldes wele,seeWele,n.[OE.w(e)orold.]
Worldly,adj.worldly, secular, temporal,XIb2, 55, 96, 140, &c. [OE.worold-lic.]
Worm,n.snake, worm,II252,IVb27,XIIb195,XVb31. [OE.wyrm.]
Worschipe,Worschyp,n.honour,VI34, 119,IX109, 333;Worchip,VII174;Worshep,VIIIb79;Wurschyp,I91. [OE.w(e)orþ-,wurþ-scipe.]
Worschip(e),v.to honour, worship,VIIIa95,XIb168;Wurschyppeþ,imp. pl.I84. [From prec.]
Wors(e),adj. compar.worse,XIb75,XIIIa59,XVI320, &c.;Wers(e),XVI200;neuer him nas wers, never had he been more unhappy,II98;Wars,adv.inthe wars, so much the worse that,XVII191 (seeÞe,adv.).Werst,adj. superl.worst, meanest,II367;Worst,V30. [OE.wyrsa,wyrsta; wither-formscf.Werche, Scherte.]SeeWerre.
Worst.SeeWorþe,v.
Wortes,n.vegetables,VIIIa303. [OE.wyrt.]
Worþe,Wrþe,adj.worth,VI91; worthy, inþou were wrþe, you would be worthy, you deserve,XVg8 (cf.Worþy). [OE.weorþe,wyrþe.]
Worþe,v.to come to pass, become, be, andauxil.ofpassive(esp.withfut.sense);Worst,2 sg. pres.wilt be,II170, 174;Worth,3 sg.will be,VIIIa48; will come to pass,VIIIa156;Worþe,Worth,Wurth,subj. pres.be, let there be,V306,VI2;worþe hit wele oþer wo, come weal or woe,V66 (seeWo);wel worth þe, may it go well with thee,V59;wele wurth þe while, good luck to the time, happy the occasion,XIVa5, &c. (seeWel).Warth,pa. t. sg.inhym warth, accrued to him,VIIIb102;Worþed,subj.would fare,V28;Worþen,pp.inis w. to, has turned to, is become (one of),VI34. [OE.weorþan,wurþan.]SeeYworth.
Worþy,Worthi,adj.merited, just,XVI324; worthy, deserving (constr.toandinfin.),IVb10,IX172,XVI132;w. to reherse, worth repeating,XIa4;were w. (be), deserve (to be),XVI357,XVII200 (wereissubj.;cf.Worþe,adj.); worthy (of honour), worshipful,VI134,IX269,XIa25,XIIa165,XVII19;worthiest (of), most worshipful (in),XVII489.Worthier,compar. adv.more honourably,VIIIa48;Worþili,adv.honourably,XIVc67. [OE.wyrþig, merited.]SeeVnworthi.
Wost,Wot(t)e.SeeWite(n),v.1
Woth,Woþe.SeeWaþe,n.1
Wou,adv.how (is it that), why,XVg25. [OE.hū, ? infl. byhwȳ, &c.]SeeHou.
Wouen.SeeWeue(n).
Wounde,n. pl.wounds,II393;Woundis,X51. [OE.wúnd.]
Wounder.SeeWonder.
Woundit,pp.wounded,X141, 154;Voundit,X63. [OE.wúndian.]
Wowes,Woweþ,pres. pl.woo, make love,XVb19, 31. [OE.wōgian.]
Wowyng,n.love-making, love-suit,V293, 299,XVc29. [From prec.]
Wrake,n.injury,XVII138. [OE.wracu.]
Wrang(e),adj.andadv.wrong, unjust(ly),VI128,XVI264, 265, 305,XVII188. [Late OE.wráng, from ON.*wrang-, OIcel.rang-r.]
Wrappe,v.to wrap,XVf10. [Obscure; ? cf. ME.(w)lappen, wrap.]
Wrastlynges,n. pl.wrestling-matches,I1. [OE.wrǣ̆stlung.]
Wrath,v.to anger;to wrath hym(refl.), to become enraged,VIIIa146;Wrathed,pp.wronged, brought to grief,V352. [From next.]SeeWrethe.
Wraþþe,Wrathþe,n.anger,XIb94; offence,VI2. [OE.wrǣ̆þþo, anger, injury.]SeeWroþ, Wreth.
Wrechched,adj.afflicted, troubled,IX317;Wrechidnes,n.misery,IVb29. [From next.]
Wreche,n.unhappy one,II*333 (MS. wroche), 544;Wretche,XIVa21, 23. [OE.wrecca.]
Wreke,n.vengeance,XVI191. [OE.wracuorwrǣc, infl. by next.]
Wreke,pp.revenged,XVg11;Wroken,Wrokin, (banished), removed,VI15; revenged,XIVa4, 5,XVI199. [OE.wrecan, expel, punish.]SeeAwreke.
Wreth,n.anger,IVa75. [OE.wrǣþo,wrǣ̆þþo.]SeeWraþþe.
Wrethe,v.to anger, offend,IVb85. [Cf. OE.ge-wrǣþan, refl., to be enraged.]SeeWrath.
Wryȝt,n.carpenter,I176;Write,XVI230. [OE.wyrhta,wryhta.]
Wrightry,n.carpentry,XVII250. [Prec. + OFr.-(e)rie.]
Wryng(e),v.to wring; wring (the hands),IVa65,XVII211;Wronge,pa. t. sg.wrung, twisted and pinched,VIIIa168. [OE.wríngan.]
Writ(e),Writt(e),Wryt,n.writing,III36 (dat. sg.); Scripture,I12,IVb76,XIa10,b23, &c. [OE.writ.]
Write,Wryte,v.to write,VIIIa79,b72,IX122;Wrote,pa. t. sg.I247;pl.VII58;Writen,pa. t. pl.XIa23;Write(n),Wryte(n),pp.I37, 40,IVa2,VII31,IX318 (seePutte),XIIa1, &c.;Ywryte,Ywrite,II1, 13,IIIintrod., 33;Writyng(e),n.VII23,XIb305. [OE.wrītan.]
Write.SeeWryȝt.
Wriþ,3 sg. pres.covers,II244. [OE.wrēon, 3 sg.wrīþ.]
Wryþe(n),v.to twist; bind,VI151; turn aside (from the just course),VI128. [OE.wrīþan.]
Wro,n.nook, corner,V154. [ON.*wrá, OIcel.rá.]
Wroȝt(e);Wroken;Wronge.SeeWerche; Wreke; Wryng(e).
Wrote,v.to root in the earth,II255. [OE.wrōtan.]
Wroþ(e),Wroth,adj.angry, at variance,II122,VI19,XVf7,XVII36, &c.;make hym(refl.)wroth, become angry,I10. [OE.wrāþ.]SeeWraþþe.
Wroþely,adj.fiercely,V221;Wroþeloker,compar.more severely,V276. [OE.wrāþ-līce,-lucor.]
Wrouȝte(n),Wrouhte.SeeWerche.
Wrþe.SeeWorþe,adj.
Wruxled,pp.inwr. in grene, ? changed into, turned, green,V123; but 'adorned' is usually assumed here and forwruxeled, Purity 1381. [OE.wrixl(i)an, (ex)change. A sense 'adorned' might be derived from an (unrecorded) earlier sense, 'turn, wind round' (? rel. towrēon,wrigels), or perh. from OE.wrixlan (blēom), change colours, exhibit varied hues.]
Wulde.SeeWille,v.
Wundred,pa. t.wondered,I114. [OE.wundrian.]SeeWonder.
Wunne,n.joy;gen. sg.inwunne wele(weole), wealth of joy,XVb*11 (MS. wynter), 35. [OE.wynn.]
Wurde;Wurschyp-;Wurth.SeeWord(e); Worschip(e); Worþe,v.