WARKMAN, _s._ a labourer.

WARLD, _s._ the world.

WARLOCK, _s._ a wizard.

_To_ Wa.r.s.eLL, WERSILL, _v. n._ to wrestle; to strive.

WARWOLF, WARWOUF, _s._ a person supposed to be transformed into a wolf.

WASTING, _s._ a consumption.

_To_ WAT, _v. n._ to know.

WATERGANG, _s._ a mill-race.

_To_ WAUBLE, _v. n._ to swing or reel.

WATER-WRAITH, _s._ the spirit of the waters.

_To_ WAUGHT, WACHT-OUT, _v. n._ to quaff; a large draught of any liquid.

_To_ WAUK, _v. a._ to full cloth; to shrink in consequence of being beetled.

_To_ WAW, WAWE, _v. n._ to caterwaul.

WEAN, WEANE, _s._ a child.

_To_ WEAR-IN, _v. a._ to gather in.

WEARY, _adj._ feeble.

WEBSTER, WABSTER, _s._ a weaver.

WEE, _adj._ little.

WEEM, _s._ a natural cavern.

WEET, _s._ rain; wet.

WEFT, _s._ woof.

WEILL-FARAND, WEEL-FARD, _adj._ good-looking.

WEIRD, WEERD, _s._ fate; prediction.

WEIRDLESS, WIERDLESS, _adj._ unprosperous; worthless; not well-doing.

WELCOME-HAME, _s._ repast presented to a bride on entering the door of the bridegroom.

WERSH, _adj._ insipid; tasteless.

WHAAP, _s._ the curlew.

WHANG, _s._ a thong; a large slice.

WHEEN, _s. pl._ a number; a few.

WHID, _s._ a lie.

WHINGE, _v. n._ to whine.

WHISHT! _interj_. hush! be silent.

WHISTLE, WHUSSEL, _s._ the throat.

WHITTLE, _s._ a knife.

WHITTRETS, WHUTTRET, _s._ a weasel.

_To_ WHUMMIL, WHOMEL, _v. a._ to turn upside down.

WHUTTLE, _s._ whitlow, a gathering in the fingers.

WHYLES, _s._ sometimes.

WIDDIE, WUDDY, _s._ the gallows.

WIFE, WYFE, _s._ a woman.

WIFFIE, _s._ a little woman.

_To_ WILE, WYLE, _v. n._ to entice.

_To_ WIMPLE, WYMPEL, WOMPLE, _v. n._ to meander as applied to a stream.

_To_ WIN, WYN, _a. v_. to dry corn.

WINDOCK, WINNOCK, _s._ a window.

WINKERS, _s._ the eye-lashes.

WINSOME, _adj._ merry; gay; cheerful.

_To_ WISEN, WYSSIN, _v. n._ to wither.

WISHY-WASHY, _s. pl._ shuffling; half-and-half.

_To_ WIT, WITT, _v. n._ to know; _I wit na_, I know not.