+Weir+, _sb._ doubt, B; +weyr+, B, S2; +were+, CM, S2, JD; +wyre+, Digby Myst.

+Weird+, _sb._ fate, S3; see +Werd+.

+Wei?h+, _sb._ man, S2; see +Wye+.

+Wel+, _adv._ well, very, S, S2, PP; +wael+, S; +weyl+, S2; +weill+, S3; +wiel+, S3; +wol+, S; +wele+, S2; +welle+, S. _Comb._: +wel-bigoon+, joyous, CM; +welcomen+, welcome, PP; +welc.u.me+, S; +welcome+, to welcome, PP; +wolc.u.men+, S; +wilcweme+, content, S; +wel dede+, good deed, PP; _pl._, S; +welfaring+, prosperous, C2.--AS. _wel_; cp. OHG.

_wuola_ (Tatian). Cf. AS. _weld?d_, a benefit (Bosworth).

+Wel+, _1 pr. s._ will, desire, S2; see +Wille+.

+Welde+, _sb._ weld, dyer's weed, Prompt., CM, SkD; +wolde+, Prompt.; +wald+, JD.--Cp. Low Lat. _gualdum_ (Ducange). Cf. +Gaude+. 'Weld, _Reseda luteola_, _Genista tinctoria_,' Britten (Plant-names).

+Welden+, _v._ to have power over, govern, possess, SD (s.v. _walden_); +wealden+, S; +wolde+, S; +wald+, _pr. s._, S; +wolde+, _pt. subj._, SD.--AS. _wealdan_, pt. _weold_, pp. _wealden_.

+Welden+, _v._ to wield, possess, S, S2, W2; +weld+, S3; +welt+, _pt.

s._, S2; +welte+, C2; +welde+, C2; +walt+, S2; +welded+, C2; +weldide+, established, W2; +weldiden+, _pl._, obtained, W2.--AS. _(ge)weldan_.

+Weldere+, _sb._ possessor, W2.

+Weldynge+, _sb._ possession, H.

+Wele+, _sb._ weal, prosperity, S, S2, S3, C2, PP; +weole+, S, S2, PP; +welle+, PP; +well+, PP; +weolen+, _pl._, benefits, S. _Comb._: +weleful+, blessed, joyous, S; +weoleful+, S; +welful+, S2, C3; +welefully+, prosperously, W.--AS. _wela_, _weola_.

+Welewen+, _v._ to fade, to become yellow, W, HD; +welwen+, S2; +welyen+, S2; +welowe+, Cath., HD; +wilowe+, H (Ps. 72. 17); +walows+, _pr. s._, WA; +wellowd+, _pp._, Cath.--AS. _wealowian_ (Bosworth).

+Welk+, _pt. s._ walked; see +Walken+.

+Welken+, _v._ to fade, wither, Prompt., S, S2, S3, C3, H, HD; +wealked+, _pp._, S3.--Cp. Du. _welken_.

+Welkene+, _sb._ welkin, sky, PP; +welken+, WA; +welkne+, C2, HD; +weolcne+, S; +wolcne+, S.--AS. _wolcnu_, pl. of _wolcen_, cloud, OS.

_wolkan_.

+Welle+, _sb._ spring, fountain, S, C2, S2; +well+, S3; +wel+, S; +weeles+, _pl._ (= Lat. _torrentes_), S2. _Comb._: +welsprung+, wellspring, S.--AS. _wella_, also _well_, _wyll_, from _weallan_, to boil up. See +Wallen+.

+Wellen+, _v._ to well, S2, PP.--AS. _wellan_, _wyllan_.

+Wellen+, _v._ to weld; _fundo_, Prompt.; +wellid+, _pp._, W2. _Comb._: +wellyng-place+, a smelting-place (= Lat. _conflatorium_), W2.--Cp.

Swed. _valla_, to weld.

+Welt+, _pt. s._ overturned; see +Walten+.

+Wele+, _sb._ wealth, riches, S, PP; +weolthe+, PP. See +Wele+.

+Welwen+, _v._ to fade, S2; see +Welewen+.

+Wem+, _sb._ spot, blemish, S2, PP, C2, W, W2, H; +wemme+, Prompt., W; +wembe+, H. _Comb._: +wemles+, spotless, S2, WA; +wemmeles+, S2; +wemmelees+, C3.--AS. _wamm_, Goth. _wamm_, OS. _wam_, crime, wickedness.

+Wemmen+, _v._ to stain, blemish, SD.--AS. _wemman_: Goth.

_(ana)wammjan_.

+Wenche+, _sb._ a girl, maiden, maid-servant, S2, C2, WA, Prompt., SkD; +wench+, B, S2, WW.

+Wenchel+, _sb._ an infant (boy or girl), SkD (s.v. _wench_).--AS.

_wencel_, weak, tottery; cp. OHG. _w.a.n.kon_, to totter (Otfrid). See +w.a.n.kel+.

+Wenden+, _v._ to turn (_act._), to turn oneself, to turn, to go, depart, S, S2, C2; +went+, S3; +wend+, _imp. s._, S; +went+, S; _pr.

s._, turns (_act._), S; +wend+, _pl._, C2; +wende+, _pt. s._, S, S2; +wend+, H (Ps. 9. 28); +wente+, S, S2, C2; +wenden+, _pl._, S; +wenten+, S; +wente hym+, turned him (_reflex._), S3, C3; +went+, _pp._, S, S2, C2, C3; +wente+, W; +iwent+, S; +iwente+, S. _Der._: +wendynge+, departure, H.--AS. _wendan_, pt. _wende_: Goth. _wandjan_, causal of _windan_. See +Winden+.

+Wenen+, _v._ to ween, suppose, S, S2, C2, C3, PP; +weene+, PP, S3; +wanst+, _2 pr. s._, S; +wende+, _pt. s._, S, S3, C2, PP; +wente+, _pp._, S3; +wend+, C2.--AS. _wenan_, (pt. _wende_): Goth. _wenjan_, from _wens_, hope; cp. OS. _wanian_, OHG. _wanen_ (Tatian).

+Wenen+, _v._ to disaccustom, to wean, _ablacto_, Prompt., W2, H.--AS.

_a-wenian_, to disaccustom, to wean (VP. Ps. 130. 2), cp. _wenian_ (_wennan_), to accustom, Icel. _venja_: Goth. *_wanjan_; cp. Icel.

_vanr_, accustomed.

+Wenge+, _sb._ wing, PP, Cath.; +wenges+, _pl._, S2, S3; +winges+, C2; +whynges+, S2; +wengis+, W2; +wyngis+, W2; +wengen+, _dat._, S. _Der._: +wenged+, winged, C.--Icel. _vengr_.

+Went+, _sb._ pa.s.sage, road, pathway; +wente+, _dat._, CM.

+Weod+, _sb._ weed, S; see +Weed+.

+Weole+, _sb._ weal, S, S2, PP; see +Wele+.

+Weoli+, _adj._ powerful, S.--AS. _welig_, rich. See +Wele+.

+Weorc+, _sb._ work, S; see +Werk+. [[headword spelled +Werke+]]

+Weored+, _sb._ a host, cohort; +weordes+, _pl._, S; +wordes+, S.--AS.

_weorod_: OS. _werod_.

+Weoren+, _pt. pl._ were, S; see +Was+.

+Weorld+, _sb._ world, S; see +Werld+.

+Weorren+, _v._ to war, S.--AS. _werrian_ (_uerrien_ in Chron. ann.

1135).

+Wepe+, _sb._ weeping, S2; +wep+, S.

+Wepen+, _v._ to weep, S, P, C3; +weopen+, S; +wep+, _pt. s._, S, S2, C; +weep+, C2, C3; +wepe+, P; +weop+, S; +wepen+, _pl._, S; +wepte+, _pt.

s._, C3; +wepten+, _pl._, P; +wopen+, _pp._, C2.--AS. _wepan_ (pt.

_weop_): OS. _wopian_, Goth. _wopjan_. See +Wop+.

+Wep-man+, _sb._ a man, a male, SD; +weopmon+, S; +wepmen+, _pl._, S.--AS. _waepman_ (Voc.), _w?pnedman_ (Grein). See below.

+Wepne+, _sb._ weapon, _membrum virile_, PP, S, Prompt.; +wepen+, C2; +wapne+, S; +wapynnys+, _pl._, S3, B; +wapnys+, B; +wapen+, WA.--AS.

_w?pen_: Goth. _wepna_, pl. weapons; see Sievers, 17, and Cosijn, p. 41.

+Wepnen+, _v._ to arm, SD; +wapnid+, _pp._, S2; +wapened+, WA; +wopnede+, _pl._, S.