A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 233

+Walken+, _v._ to roll, walk, S; +welk+, _pt. s._, SkD; +welke+, HD; +walke+, _pp._, S.

+Wallare+, _sb._ stone-mason, _murator_, Prompt. See +Wal+.

+Walle+, _sb._ a spring of water, HD. _Comb._: +walle-heued+, a springhead, S2.

+Wallen+, _v._ to boil, to well, to turn about, S, S2, PP; +weallen+, S.

_Comb._: +wal-hat+, boiling hot, S. _Der._: +wally+, surging, S3.--AS.

_weallan_, pt. _weol_, pp. _weallen_.

+Walme+, _sb._ a bubble in boiling, HD.

+Walshe+, _adj._ and _sb._ foreign, a foreigner, Welshman, P. _Comb._: +walshe note+, walnut, CM.--AS. _waelisc_, foreign, Welsh (SkD); from _wealh_, a foreigner, a Welshman.

+Walt+, _pt. s._ possessed, S2; see +Welden+.

+Walten+, _v._ to roll, to roll over, overturn, to fall, to well out, S2; +welt+, _pt. s._, SkD (s.v. _welter_); +welte+, HD; +walt+, S2.--AS.

_wealtan_.

+Walter+, _sb._ water, S3; see +Water+.

+Walteren+, _v._ to roll about, welter, S2, S3, PP; +weltyn+, Prompt.

_Der._: +waltrynge+, a weltering, Prompt.; +weltering+, a turning over, S3.

+Walwen+, _v._ to roll, CM, PP; +welwyn+, Prompt.; +walowand+, _pr. p._, WA; +walewide+, _pt. s._, W.--AS. _wealwian_: Goth. _walwjan_ (in compounds).

+Walwyng+, _sb._ a rolling, W.

+Wambe+, _sb._ belly, womb, WA; +wame+, WA.

+Wan+, _adj._ wan, pale, C3, W; +wanne+, Prompt.; +won+, S2. _Comb._: +wannesse+, lividness (= Lat. _liuor_), W2.--AS. _wann_ (_wonn_).

+Wan-+, _prefix_, expressing lack, deficiency. _Comb._: +wan-beleue+, _perfidia_, Prompt.; +wan-hope+, despair, S2, C, P, H, Voc.; +wan-towen+, untrained, wanton; +wantown+, C; +wantoun+, C2; +wanton+, WA; +wantowe+, Prompt.; +wanton-nes+, want of discretion, S3; +wantownesse+, C; +wan-truce+, fail, failure, S; +wan-trukien+, to fail, SD; +wan-trokiynge+, abatement, S2; +wan-trust+, distrust, CM.--Cp. Du.

_wan-_, prefix.

+Wand+, _sb._ a rod (= Lat. _uirga_), H (Ps. 109. 3), WA; +wande+, H (Ps. 44. 8).--Cp. OSwed. _wand_.

+Wand+, _sb._ hesitation, S2. See +Wonden+.

+Wandren+, _v._ to wander, to walk, S2, PP, W; +wondren+, S2, PP.--AS.

_wandrian_.

+Wand-ree+, _sb._ misery, S, HD; +wandreth+, peril, S2, WA; +wontreae+, S; +wondrede+, S; +wanrede+, S.--Icel. _vand-raei_, difficulty, from _vandr_, difficult.

+Wane+, _sb._ weening, thought, judgment, B; +wan+, S2; +vayn+, S2, B; +veyn+, doubt, B.--AS. _wen_. See +Wenen+.

+Wane+, _sb._ a quant.i.ty, a number, S2, S3; see +Woon+.

+Wane+, _sb._ want, deficiency, misery, S, S2, WA; +wone+, S.--AS.

_wana_.

+Wanelasour+, _sb._ one who rouses and drives game, _alator_, Voc. See HD (s.v. _wanlace_).

+Wanen+, _v._ to wane, to fail, to grow less, C, C2, S2; +wanye+, P; +wanne+, to ebb, S3; +woned+, _pp._, S2.--AS. _wanian_ (_wonian_).

+Wanene+, _adv._ whence, S; see +Whanene+.

+w.a.n.geliste+, _sb._ evangelist, S2.--Church Lat. _euangelista_ (Vulg.).

+w.a.n.gtooth+, _sb._ molar tooth, C2; see +Wonge+.

+w.a.n.kel+, _adj._ tottery, unstable; +w.a.n.kyll+, S2.--AS. _wancol_ (SkD, s.v. _wench_); cp. OHG. _w.a.n.k_, tottering (Otfrid).

+Wanne+, _adv._, _conj._ when, S, S2; see +Whanne+. [[headword spelled +Whan+]]

+Wannes+, _adv._ whence, S3; see +Whannes+.

+Want+, _adj._ deficient; +wannt+, SkD; +wonte+, _sb._ deficiency, SkD.--Icel. _vant_, n. of _vanr_, deficient.

+Wanten+, _v._ to be lacking, _carere_, Cath.; +wonte+, S, S2; +wantede+, _pt. s._, S; +wayntyt+, _pl._, S3.--Icel. _vanta_.

+Wapne+, _sb._ weapon, S; see +Wepne+.

+Wapnid+, _pp._ armed, S2; see +Wepnen+.

+Wappen+, _v._ to lap, wap (said of water), to yelp, S3, Prompt.

+Wappynge+, _sb._ barking of hounds, Prompt.

+War+, _adj._ cautious, wary, S, S2, C2, G, W, W2, PP; +wear+, S; +warliche+, _adv._ cautiously, S; +wearliche+, S; +warly+, H; +warli+, W. _Der._: +warschipe+, prudence, S.--AS. _(ge)waer_: OHG. _gi-war_ (Otfrid). See +I-war+ (p. 123).

+War+, _pt. s. subj._ were, S2; +war . . ne+, unless, S2; see +Was+.

+War+, _adv._ where, S; see +Wher+.

+Warant+, _sb._ a warrant, guarantee, SkD; _protector_, Prompt.--AF.

_warant_, OF. _garant_, Low Lat. _warentem_ (Diez, p. 177); OHG.

_werento_, pr. p. of _weren_, _warjan_, to protect, to take heed. Cf.

+Warice+.

+Waranten+, _v._ to warrant, C3.

+Ward+, _sb._ a guard, SD; +wardes+, _pl._, SD.--AS. _weard_ (_m._), 'custos'.

+Ward+, _sb._ world (Lancelot of the Laik, E.E.T.S. No. 6). See +Werd+.

+Warde+, _sb._ ward, _custodia_, S; +ward+, care, heed, regard, S2; keeping, Prompt.--AS. _weard_ (_f._), 'custodia.' _Comb._: +warde-motes+, meetings of a ward, P.

+Warden+, _v._ to guard, S; +warded+, _pp._, S2.--AS. _weardian_.