26.ToWin to foot, to get on one's legs, S. B.Ross.
27.ToWyn togidder, to attain to a state of conjunction.Wallace.
28.ToWin up,(1.) To be able to ascend, S.Barbour.(2.) To rise, to get out of bed, S.Pop. Ball.(3.) To rise from one's knees.Minstr. Border.
29.ToWin up to, orwith, to overtake, S.
30.ToWin within, to get within.Chr. Kirk.
Su. G.hwinn-a,winn-a, pergere; aliquem praegressum assequi.
ToWin,v. a.1. To reach, to gain; as,to win the door. S. B.Spalding.
ToWin by,v. a.1. To get past; used in a literal sense, S.2. To escape; in relation to danger, S.Tales Landlord.
WIN,s.Gain.Lyndsay.
ToWIN,v. a.To wind (yarn), S.Burns.
WINACHIN,1. Equivalent towinnowing.Buchan.2. Metaph. used.Poems Buch. Dial.
WINCHEAND,part. pr.Wincing.Peblis Play.
WYND,s.An alley, a lane, S.Wynt.
A. S.wind-an, to turn.
WYND,s.A warrior.Gawan and Gol.
Germ.winn,winne, certator, bellator.
ToWIND,v. n.To magnify in narration, to tell marvellous stories, S.; perhaps fromwind, ventus, as a person of this description is said toblow.
Winder,s.One who deals in the marvellous, S.
WINDCUFFER,s.The name given to the kestrel, Orkn.Barry.
WINDFLAUCHT,adj.With impetuous motion, as driven by the wind, S.Douglas.
Teut.wind-vlaeghe, turbo, procella.
WYNDEL-STRAY, WINDLE-STRAE,s.1. Smooth-crested grass, S.Ross.2. Any trifling obstacle.Rutherford.
A. S.windel-streowe, a wheat or oaten straw.
ToWINDLE,v. a.To make up (straw or hay) into bottles, S.Gl. Sibb.
Teut.windel-en, fasciis vel fasciolis involvere.
Windlen, Wonlyne,s.A bottle of straw or hay, S.Ramsay.
Norw.vandel, a portion of hay or straw.
WINDOCK, WINNOCK,s.A window, S.Ramsay.
Isl.vindauge, Su. G.windoega; fromwind, the higher part of a house, andoega, an eye.
WIND-SKEW,s.An instrument used for preventing smoke, Mearns.
Su. G.wind, andskufw-a,sky, vitare.
WYNEandONWYNE,adv.To the right and left hand, every where, S. B.
From E.wind, to turn.
Ross.
WINE-BERRY,s.The common currant, S. B.Pop. Ball.
WINED, L.urned.V.Urn.Wallace.
ToWINFREE,v. a.To raise from the ground, to disentangle, Aberd.Forbes.
From the v.win, andfree.
ToWYNIS,v. n.To decay, to pine away, S. B.
Perh. corr. from E.vanish.
WINK,s. In a wink, in a moment, S. B.Morison.
WINKERS,s.The eye-lashes, S.
WINKIT,part. adj.Somewhat turned; a term applied to milk, when it has lost the sweet taste, Loth.
It may refer to the supposed influence of an evil eye.
WINKLOT,s.A young woman, a wench.Peblis Play.
A. S.wencle,wincle, a handmaid.
WYNLAND,part. pr.Whirling, moving in a circular manner.Barbour.
Teut.windel, trochlea;windtel-en, volvere.
WINRAW,s.Hay or peats put together in long thin heaps, for the purpose of being more easily dried, S.; q. arowforwinning.Gl. Sibb.
WINS,prep.Towards, in the direction of, Ang.
WINSEY,adj.Of or belonging to wool, S. B., apparently corr. from E.woolsey.
WINSOME,adj.1. Gay, merry, cheerful, S. B.Burns.
A. S.winsum, jucundus, laetus; fromwyn, joy.
2. Comely, agreeable, engaging, S.Ritson.
Su. G.waen, Isl.vaenn, pulcher, amoenus.
WYNSIK,s.Covetousness.S. P. Repr.
Teut.win,ge-win, gain, andsoeck-en, to seek.
WINT,pret. v.Weened.Pitscottie.
WYNTIT,part. adj.The same withWinkit, Dumfr.
Perh. as denoting the effect of exposure to the air; Fr.vent-er, to blow.
WYNTYR,s.1. Winter.Wyntown.2. A year.Wyntown.
A. S.winteroccurs in both senses.
Wintrous,adj.Wintry, stormy.Z. Boyd.
ToWINTLE,v. n.To stagger, to reel, S. O.Burns.
Teut.windtel-en, circumagere, circumvolvere.
Wintle,s.A staggering motion, S. O.Burns.
WINZE,s.A curse or imprecation, S.To let a winze, to utter a curse.Burns.
Teut.wensch, imprecatio.
ToWIP, WYP,v. a.To bind round, S.Dunbar.
Wyp,s.A wreath, a garland.Douglas.
Moes. G.waip,wipja, corona.
WYR,s.An arrow.Barbour.
Fr.vire, the arrow called a quarrell; Isl.aur, telum, sagitta.
ToWYR,v. a.To wreathe, to let down by a whirling motion.Barbour.
Mod. Sax.wyr-en, Fr.vir-er, Lat.gyr-are.
ToWIRK, WYRK,v. a.1. To work, to cause to accomplish.Douglas.2. To make, to form.Dunbar.
A. S.wirc-an,wyrc-an, facere.
Wirk,Werk,s.Work.Wallace.
WYROCK,s.A sort of hard excrescence.V.Virrok.
WIRRY-COW,s.1. A bugbear, a scarecrow, S.Ramsay.2. The devil, S.Ramsay.
Fromwirry, to worry, andCow, q. v.
WIRRY-HEN,s.Perhaps, one who swallows up the property of others, as a hen gobbles up what is thrown out.Bannatyne P.
ToWYRRIE,v. a.To strangle.V.Wery.
WIRSCHIP,s.V.Worschip.
WYSAR,s.The visor.V.Wesar.
WISCH,pret. v.Washed.Houlate.
ToWYSE,v. a.To incline by caution or art.V.Weise.
ToWISEN, WYSSIN,v. n.1. To wither, to become dry and hard, S. pron.wizzen; A. Bor. id.Douglas.2. To be parched; in consequence of thirst.Douglas.
A. S.wisn-ian, tabescere, marcescere; Isl.visn-a, id.
ToWisen,v. a.To cause to fade, or make dry.Douglas.
WISHY-WASHIES,s. pl.Shuffling language; a cant term for being slow in coming to the point, S. B.Shirrefs.
Belg.wisiewasie, fiddle-faddle, whim-wham.
ToWISY,v. a.To examine, &c.V.Vesy.
ToWISK,v. a.To hurry away, as if one quickly swept off any thing with a besom.Douglas.
Germ.wisch-en, to wipe; Su. G.wiska,hwisk, a besom.
ToWiskaway,v. n.To move off nimbly, S.;whisk, E.Douglas.
Wysk,s.A quick motion; S.whisk.Barbour.With are wysk,adv.Quickly.K. Hart.
ToWISS, WISSE,v. a.To direct, to guide, to put one in the way of obtaining any thing, S.Sir Tristrem.
A. S.wiss-ian, instruere, monstrare; Isl.vys-a, Dan.vys-er, ostendere.
ToWISS,s.To wish, S.
WISS,s.The moisture that exudes from bark, in preparing it for being tanned; Perths.
Isl.vaes,vos, humiditas.
WYSS,adj.1. Wise, prudent, S.Wall.2. Knowing, informed;wysser, better informed, S.
A. S.wis, sapiens; Su. G.wiss, certus.
3. In the full exercise of reason; more commonly used with a negative, S.Ferguson.
Wyss-wife,Wise-wife,s.A periphrasis for a witch, S.Spotswood.
Germ.weissen-frauen, witches.
Wyss-like,adj.Possessing the appearance of propriety, prudent, S.
A. S.wis-lic, prudens.
Wyss-like,adv.Properly, decently, S.
Germ.weislich, discreetly, judiciously.
ToWISSEL,v. n.1. To exchange.2. To club in drinking, Ang.
Wissel,s.Change.V.Quhissel.
ToWistel,v. a.To wager, to stake, to bet, Ang.; an improper use of thev.Quhissel, to exchange.
WYSURE,s.Perh. consideration; Teut.visouwe, id.Dunbar.
ToWIT, WITT,v. a.To know.Wall.
Moes. G. A. S.wit-an, scire, noscere.
Wit,Witt,s.Intelligence, information, tidings, S.To get wit of a thing, to obtain information with respect to it, S.Wallace.To let wit, to make known, to communicate intelligence, S.
A. S.wit,ge-wit, scientia, notitia.
ToWYT,v. a.To shun, to avoid.
Lat.vit-are, id.
Barbour.
WITCH-BELLS,s. pl.Round-leaved bell-flower, S.
Sw.maerebiael, i. e. the bell of the Night-mare, viewed as an incubus.
ToWITE,v. a.To blame, to accuse; the prep.with, orfor, being added, S.Kelly.
A. S.wit-an, Su. G.wit-a, imputare, exprobrare.
Wite,Wyte,s.Blame, S.Douglas.
Wyteless,adj.Blameless.Ramsay.
WYTENONFA,s.A disease.V.Wedonypha.
WITH.To gae with,v. n.To miscarry, to fail, as respecting either one's circumstances, or moral conduct, S.
A. S.with, Su. G.wid, against; A. S.with-ga-en, to oppose.
WITH THAT,adv.Upon that, thereupon.
Isl.vid that, id.
Wallace.
WITH THI,conj.1. Wherefore.Poems 16th Cent.2. Provided, on condition.Barbour.
A. S.with, propterea, andthy, quod.
WITHERWECHT,s.The weight thrown into one scale, to counterbalance the paper, or vessel, in the opposite scale, which contains the goods bought, S. B.
A. S.wither, against, andwiht, weight, q. opposite weight.
WITH-GANG,s.Toleration, permission to pass with impunity.Skene.
Fromgang, to go, and the prep.with.
WITH-GATE,s.Liberty, toleration.Acts Ja. VI.
S.with, andgate, A. S.gat, via.
ToWITHHALD,v. a.1. To withhold, S.lquiescent.2. To hold, to possess.Douglas.
WITHOUTYN,prep.Without.Wall.
A. S.with, versus, andutan, extra.
WITHLETTING,s.Obstruction.Barbour.
A. S.with, and A. S.let-an, to permit.
ToWITHSAY,v. a.To gainsay, to oppose.Barbour.
A. S.with-saegg-an, to deny, to gainsay.
ToWITHSET,v. a.To beset.Barbour.
A. S.with-sett-an, to resist.
ToWITHTAK,v. a.To lay hold of, to seize.Knox.
A. S.with-taec-an, ad capere.
ToWITTER, WYTYR,v. a.To inform, to make known.Wyntown.
Su. G.witr-a, notum facere, indicare.
Wittir,s.1. A mark, a sign.Douglas.2. A pennon, a standard.Godscroft.3. Incurling, the mark towards which the stones are pushed, S. A.Davidson.
Witterly,adv.According to good information.Barbour.
Wittryng,Wyttring,Wittering,s.1. Information, knowledge.Douglas.2. Information with respect to future events, or of a prophetic kind.Barbour.
Isl.vitr-ais synon. with Sw.foreboda, to prognosticate.
Witter-stone,s.Apparently, a stone originally placed as awitteror mark.Fountainhall.
WITTER,s.The barb of an arrow or fishhook, S.
ToWITTER,v. n.To fight, to fall foul of one another, Gl. Sibb.; perh. to take one by the throat.V.next word.
Belg.veter, a point; Teut.wette, acies cultri.
WITTER,s.The throat, Aberd.Journ. Lond.
This seems corr. from Lat.guttur.
WITTINS,s. pl.Knowledge.Without my wittins, without my knowledge, S.
A. S. part.wittende, knowing.
WITTIS,s. pl.The senses.Henrysone.
WIZEN,s.The throat. S.Journ. Lond.
E.weasand, the windpipe.
ToWIZZEN,v. n.To become dry.V.Wisen.
WLONK,adj.1. Gaudily dressed; superl.wlonkest.Sir Gawan.2. Rich.Ibid.
Wlonk,s.A woman of rank, or one splendidly dressed.Dunbar.
A. S.wlonce,wlance, gay, splendid, rich.
WOAGE,s.A military expedition.V.Wiage.
WOB,s.A web, S.wab.Douglas.
Wobster,Wobstar,s.A weaver, S.wabster.Lyndsay.
WOBAT,adj.Feeble, decayed;wobart, Ang.V.Vowbet.Dunbar.
WOCE,s.Voice.Barbour.
WOD, WODE, WOUD,s.A wood.Douglas.
A. S.wudu, Belg.woud, S.wud, id.
WOD, WODE, VOD,adj.1. Mad, S.wud.Wallace.
A. S.wod, amens, insanus.
2. Furious with rage; denoting the act, S.Douglas.
A. S.wod, furiosus; Isl.od-ur, insanus, ira percitus.
3. Having a fierce or fiery temper; expressive of the habit, S.4. Ravenous; in relation to appetite.Douglas.5. Wild, as opposed to an animal that is domesticated.Wallace.
Wod,Wud.In the wud o't, an expression applied to a person, when eager to obtain or do any thing, or when greatly in need of it, S. B.
Wodnes,s.Fury, madness, S.Wyntown.
Alem.uuotnissa, dementia.
Wodspur,s.A forward, unsettled, and fiery person, S.
WODERSHINS,adv.V.Widdersinnis.
WODEWALL, WOOD WEELE,s.Variously explained, as a thrush, a wood-lark, a redbreast.Pop. Ball.
WODROISS,s.A savage; perh. ratherwodwiss.Houlate.
A. S.wude-wase, satyra, faunus.
WOFT,s.The woof.V.Waft.
ToWOID,v. a.To divide.Wallace.
WOYELEY,adv.Wickedly.Sir Gawan.
A. S.wolice, prave, inique;wo-lic, pravus.
WOIK,pret. v.Fled, wandered.Doug.
A. S.woc,woce, ortus est, fromwaec-an, suscitari.
WOYNE,s.Perh. labour.Maitland P.
Sw.wonda, difficultas;wond-a, laborare.
WOISTARE, WOUSTOUR,s.A boaster, S.vouster.V.Voust.Doug.
WOLK,pret.Walked.Douglas.
WOLROUN,s.Perh. impotent person.Dunbar.
Su. G.gall, testiculus; Teut.ruyn-en, castrare.
ToWOLTER,v. a.To overturn.Maitland P.
Teut.woelter-en, volutare.
Wolter,s.An overturning, a change productive of confusion; S.walter.Knox.
WOMENTING,s.Lamentation.V.Wayming.Douglas.
ToWOMPLE,v. a.To wrap.V.Wimpil.
ToWON,v. n.To be able, to have any thing in one's power.V.Win,v. n.
ToWON, WIN, WYN,v. n.To dwell, S.Douglas.
A. S.wun-ian, Germ.won-en, id.
Wonnyng,Wyning,s.A dwelling.
A. S.wununge, mansio.
Barbour.
ToWON,v. a.To dry by exposure to the air.
Wonnyn,part. pa.Dried.V.Win,v.2.
WON,part. pa.Raised from a quarry; also, dug from a mine.V.Win,v.3.
ToWOND,v. n.To depart; used forwend.Gawan and Gol.
WONGE,s.The cheek.Sir Tristrem.
A. S.waeng, Isl.vong, maxilla.
WONNYT. L.wemmyt, q. v.Barbour.
WOO,s.Wool, S.Kelly.It's aw ae woo, S. Prov. It is all one.
WOOD-ILL,s.A disease of cattle, the same withMuir-ill, q. v.
WOOERBAB,s.The garter-knot below the knee, with a couple of loops, S. O.Burns.
WOR,pret.Guarded, defended.V.Wer.Wallace.
WOR,adj.Worse.V.War.Kennedy.
WORDY,adj.Worth, worthy, S.Ramsay.
WORDIS,v. imp. It wordis, it behoves, it becomes.Wallace.Bee worde of, become of.V.Worth,v.Z. Boyd.
Belg.word-en, O. Su. G.woerd-a, Isl.verd-a, interesse, pertinere.
WORLIN,s.A puny and feeble creature.Dunbar.
A dimin. fromworl,wurl,wroul, all corr. fromWarwolf, q. v.
ToWORRIE,v. a.To strangle.Kennedy.
ToWorry,v. n.To choak, to be suffocated, S.Ramsay.
WORRI-COW,s.V.Wirrycow.
WORRYOURIS,s. pl.Warriors.Gawan and Gol.
WORSCHIP, WIRSCHIP,s.1. A praiseworthy deed, a valorous act.Barbour.2. Honour, renown.Henrysone.
A. S.weorthscipe, honour, estimation.
WORSET,s.Corr. of E.worsted, S.Spalding.
ToWORSLE,v. n.To wrestle.Z. Boyd.
Worsling,s.Wrestling.V.Warsell.Z. Boyd.
ToWORT, WORT UP,v. a.To dig up.Bellenden.
A. S.wrot-an, versare rostro; Belg.vroet-en,wroet-en, id.
ToWORTH, WOURTH,v. n.1. To wax, to become; part. pa.wourthin.Barbour.
A. S.weorth-an, Teut.word-en, fieri, esse, fore.
2.It worthis,v. imp.It becomes.Him worthit, it was necessary for him, &c.V.Wordis.Barbour.
WORTHELETH. Perh. forworthelich.
A. S.weorthlic, insignis.
Houlate.
WORTHYHED,s.The same asworschip.Barbour.
WOSCHE, WOUSCHE,pret. v.Washed; S.woosh, pron.wush, S. B.weesh.Douglas.
WOSTOW.Wotest thou, knowest thou.K. Quair.
WOT,s.Intelligence, S.wat.Ferguson.
WOTLINK,s.A wench; used in a bad sense.Dunbar.
WOUCH, WOUGH,s.1. Evil, pravity.Sir Tristrem.2. Injustice, injury.Quon. Att.3. Trouble, fatigue.Sir Tristrem.4. Wo, mischief; in a physical respect.Gawan and Gol.
A. S.wo,woh,wohg,weoh, perversitas, pravitas, error.
WOUDE,pret.Waded.Dunbar.
A. S.wad-an, vadere; imperf.wod.
WOUF, WOWF,s.The wolf, S.Ramsay.
ToWouff,v. n.To bark, S.
Su. G.ulfw-a, ululare, fromulf, a wolf; Belg.guyv-en, to howl as a dog.
ToWow,v. n.To howl, Moray.Pop. Ball.
WOUK,pret.Watched.Barbour.
WOUK, WOUKE,s.A week, S. B.ook.Sir Tristrem.
A. S.wuca, Dan.uge,wge, id.
WOUND, used as a superlative.Gawan and Gol.
Perhaps fromwond, the pret. of A. S.wand-ian, vereri, to dread.
WOUNDER, WONDIR,adv.Wonderfully.Douglas.
WOUNDRING,s.A monster, a prodigy.Douglas.
A. S.wundrung, admiration.
WOURSUM, WORSUM,s.Purulent matter, S., pron.wursum.Douglas.
A. S.wyr, pus, andsum, as denoting quality.
WOUSTOUR,s.A boaster.V.Woistare.
WOUT,s.Countenance, aspect.V.Vult.Gawan and Gol.
ToWOW,v. a.To woo or make love to.Bannatyne Poems.
A. S.wog-an, nubere;wogere, procus, amasius, a wooer.
ToWOW,v. n.V. underWouf.
WOW,interj.Expressive of admiration, S., oftenvow.V.Vow.Douglas.
WOWN,s.Wont, custom.Wyntown.
A. S.wuna, Alem.uuone, mos.
Wowne,adj.Wont, accustomed.Wynt.
WRA,s.Hiding-place.Douglas.
Dan.vraae, a corner, a lurking-hole.
ToWRABIL,v. n.To move in a slow undulating manner, like a worm; to wriggle; S.warble,wurble.Douglas.Warpleis used in the same sense, S. B.Ross.
Teut.wurbel-en, Belg.wervel-en, gyros agere, in orbem versare.
WRACHYS, ghosts.V.Wraith.Doug.
WRACK,s.For its different senses, V.Wrak.
WRAIGHLY,adv.Strangely, or awkwardly.Gawan and Gol.
A. S.wraeclice, peregre.
WRAIK, WRAK,s.1. Revenge, vengeance.Douglas.2. Anger, wrath.Douglas.3. Destruction;wreck, E.Wyntown.4. Denoting one who threatens or brings vengeance or destruction.Douglas.
A. S.wraec,wraece, Belg.wraecke, ultio, vindicia.
WRAITH, WRAYTH, WRAITHE, WRETH,s.1. Properly, an apparition in the exact likeness of a person, supposed by the vulgar to be seen before, or soon after death, S.K. James.2. Sometimes used, but improperly, to denote a spirit supposed to preside over the waters.Lewis.
Moes. G.ward-jan, A. S.weard-an, custodire; as the apparition, called awraith, was supposed to be that of one'sguardianangel. A. S.weard, a guardian, a keeper.
WRAITH,s.. Provision, food.Henrysone.
Su. G.ward, Isl.verd, id.; from Su. G.war-a, to eat.
WRAITH,adj.Wroth.Douglas.
Wraithly,adv.Furiously.Wallace.
WRAK, WRAIK, WRACK, WRECK, WREK,s.1. Whatever is thrown out by the sea, asbrokenpieces of wood, sea-weed, &c., S.2. Often appropriated to sea-weed, S.Barry.
This receives different names in different parts of S.; as,button wrack,lady wrack, &c.
Stat. Acc.3. The weeds gathered from land, and generally piled up in heaps for being burnt, S.Pennecuik.4. Trash, refuse of any kind.Bannatyne Poems.
Su. G.wrak, E. wreck; also, any thing that is of little value, mere trash; Dan.vrag, id.
ToWRAMP,v. a.To sprain any part of the body, S. Cumb.
Belg.wremp-en, to distort the mouth.
Wramp,s.A twist or sprain, S.Watson.
WRANG,s.Wrong, S.Barbour.
Wrangwis,Wrangwiss,adj.1. Wrong, not proper.Wallace.2. Wrongful, unjust.Wyntown.
A. S.wise, manner, used as aterm., changes thes.to which it is affixed into anadj.asriht-wise, whence E.righteous.
WRANGIS, WRAYNGIS,s. pl.The ribs or floor timbers of a ship; Fr.varangues, id.Douglas.
Radically the same with S.rung.
ToWRAPLE,v. a.To entangle, to warp, alsowarple, S. B.Ross.
Originally the same withWrabil, q. v.
WRAT,s.A wart or hard rough excrescence, chiefly on the fingers, S.; theVerrucaof physicians.
Belg.wratte.
Z. Boyd.
WRATACK,s.A dwarf, S. B.Ross.
Gael.bridach,cruitecan, id.; Dan.vreden, tortus.
ToWRATCH, WRETCH,v. n.To become niggardly, S.Kelly.
Belg.vrek,vrekkig, niggardly.
WRATE,pret. v.Apparently, died.Wyntown.
Moes. G.wrat-on, Isl.rat-a, peregrinari.
WRE. L.vre, chance.Barbour.
WREAD, WREATH,s.A place for inclosing cattle, Ang.
A. S.wraeth, an inclosure. Su. G.wreit,reit, Isl.reit-r, id.
WREE,s.An instrument for cleansing grain, by separating that which is shelled from what retains the husks, Loth.;pron. alsoRee, q. v.
ToWree,v. a.To separate shelled from unshelled grain, Loth.
ToWREE,v. a.To writhe.V.Wry.
WREGH,s.Wretch.S. P. Repr.
A. S.wraecca, an exile; also, a wretch.
ToWREIL, WRELE,v. n.To wriggle, to turn about.Douglas.
Perhaps merely a corr. of E.wriggle.
ToWREIST, WRIST, WREST,v. a.To sprain any part of the body, S.wramp, synon.Lyndsay.
A. S.wraest-an, intorquere.
Wreist,s.1. A writhe or twist.Pal. Hon.2. A sprain, S.;wramp, synon.Watson.
WREK,s.Refuse.V.Wrak.
WRETCH, WRECHE,s.A niggard, a covetous person, S.Lyndsay.
ToWRETH one's self,v. a.To be wroth, or filled with indignation.Barbour.
A. S.wraeth-ian, indignare; orwreoth-ian,wreth-ian, intorquere.
Wrethly,adv.Wrathfully.Henrysone.
ToWRY, WREYE,v. a.To turn, to twist, O. E.Douglas.
A. S.writh-an, intorquere.
ToWRY,v. a.To cover, to conceal.Douglas.
A. S.wre-on,wri-on,wrig-an, tegere, celare.
WRIBLE,s.A quaver, the act of warbling; also,werble.Douglas.
Teut.wervel-en, to twirl; literally, to turn round.
V.Wrabil.
WRIG,s.1. The youngest or feeblest bird in a nest, S.2. A weak or puny child, or the youngest of the family, S.
Isl.warg, an exile.
V.Wallidrag.
WRIGGLE,s.V.Windskew.
WRIGHT,s.The general name used for a common carpenter, S., Yorks.Gawan and Gol.
A. S.wryhta, a workman, one by whom any thing is framed; fromwryc-an, to work.
ToWRIK,v. a.To wreck, to avenge.
A. S.wric-an, id.
King Hart.
WRINGLE,s.A writhing motion, S. B.V.next word.
WRINK, WRYNK,s.1. A turning or winding.Douglas.2. A trick, a subterfuge.Lyndsay.
A. S.wrenc,wrence, fraus, dolus, stratagema; Isl.reinki, fraudulentus; Teut.renck-en, to bend, to turn;rencke, flexus; also, fallacia.
Wrinklit,part. adj.Intricate, having many turnings.Douglas.
WRITER,s.An attorney, S.Burns.
WRO, WROO,s.Perhaps inclosure; S. B.wrae.V.Rae.Pop. Ball.
WROIK,s.Spite, revenge.Douglas.
WROKEN,part. pa.Revenged.Doug.
A. S.wraec-an, ulcisci.
WROUL,s.An ill-grown person, or puny child, S.V.Warwolf.
WUGGLE,s.A bog or marsh, S. B.V.Waggle.
ToWURBLE,v. n.To wriggle.V.Wrabil.
WURDY,adj.Worth, deserving.V.Werdy.
WULLCAT,s.A wild cat, S.To tumble the wullcat, to whirl heels over head, S.