A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 235

+Wawe+, _sb._ wall, WA; +waghe+, WA.--AS. _wah_; cp. Goth. _waddjus_.

See +Wowe+.

+Wawe+, _sb._ wave, S2, C3, W, PP, Prompt.; +wawes+, _pl._, WA, S2, S3, C3; +wawe?+, S2; +wa?e?+, S2; +quawes+, S2.--Icel. _vagr_; cp. AS.

_weg_: Goth. _wegs_; see Kluge (s.v. _woge_).

+Wawen+, _v._ to move from side to side, P; +wawid+, _pp._, shaken, SkD (s.v. _wag_).--AS. _wagian_ (Grein).

+Wax+, _sb._ wax, Prompt.; +wex+, C, C3; +wexe+, W2. _Comb._: +wax-bred+, a board covered with wax, a writing-tablet, S; +wax-lokes+, wax-flakes, S2.--AS. _weax_, wax; _waexbred_, a board covered with wax.

+Waxen+, _v._ to grow, S, S2; see +Wexen+.

+Way+, _interj._ wo!, S; see +Wo+.

+Wayke+, _adj._ weak, Cath., S2, C, C3, PP; +wayk+, S2, C2; +waik+, PP, B; +waiker+, _comp._, S3.--Icel. _veikr_; cp. AS. _wac_. Cf. +Woc+.

+Waykely+, _adv._ watchfully, carefully, S3.--AS. _wacollice_, adv. from _wacol_ (Voc.). See +Waken+.

+Waymenten+, _v._ to lament, Prompt., Spenser (2).--AF. _weimenter_, _guaimenter_.

+Waymentynge+, _sb._ lamentation, C, CM, H; +weymentynge+, C.

+Wayne+, _sb._ wain, cart, Prompt., G; +waines+, _pl._, S.--AS. _waegn_: OHG. _wagan_ (Otfrid).

+Wayowre+, _sb._ a wager, Prompt.; +waiour+, S2.--OF. _wageure_ (F.

_gageure_), from _wage_ (_gage_). See +Wage+.

+Wayryngle+, _sb._ a little villain, WA.

+Wayte+, _sb._ watchman, waker, spy, Prompt.; +waites+, _pl._, S2. See below.

+Wayten+, _v._ to watch, expect, C2, S2, PP; +waiten+, S, S2, S3, C2, PP; +i-wayted+, _pp._, S2.--AF. _wayter_, OF. _guaiter_ (Roland): OHG.

_wahten_, to watch (Otfrid).

+Wayue+, _v._ to send, put away, WA; +wayfe+, WA.--Cp. Low Lat.

_wayviare_; see Ducange (s.v. _wayf_). Cf. +Weyuen+.

+We+, _sb._ way, S2; see +Wey+.

+Weaden+, _sb. pl._ garments, S; see +Wade+. [[error for +Wede+]]

+Wealden+, _v._ to govern, S; see +Welden+.

+Wealdent+, _sb._ ruler, S; +walden+, S.--AS. _wealdend_.

+Wealden+, _v._ to govern, rule, control, possess, S; see +Welden+.

+Weallen+, _v._ to boil, S; see +Wallen+.

+Wear+, _adj._ wary, cautious, S; see +War+.

+Weater+, _sb._ water, S; see +Water+.

+Web+, _sb._ that which is woven, S2, W2 (Job 7. 6); +webbe+, P; +wobbys+, _pl._, S3.--AS. _webb_.

+Webbare+, _sb._ maker of woollen or linen cloth, Prompt.

+Webbe+, _sb._ a weaver, Bardsley, CM, C; a female weaver, P.

+Webster+, _sb._ a female weaver, Voc.; _textor_, Voc.; +webstere+, _textor_, Voc., W2 (Job 7. 6); +websteris+, _pl._, S2.--AS. _webbestre_.

+Wecche+, _sb._ vigil, watch, S; see +Wacche+.

+Wed+, _sb._ a pledge, W2; +wedde+, P; _dat._, S, S3, C. _Comb._: +wed-lac+, wedlock, S; +wedlak+, S; +wedlock+, C2; +wedlackes+, _gen._, S; +wedlakes+, S.--AS. _wedd_: Goth. _wadi_. Cf. +Wage+.

+Wedden+, _v._ to engage by a pledge, to marry, S, C; +i-weddet+, _pp._, S; +y-wedde+, S; +y-wedded+, C2.--AS. _weddian_, to pledge.

+Wede+, _sb._ weed, garment, S, C2, PP, WA; +weid+, S3; +weyd+, S3; +weden+, _pl._, S; +weaden+, S; +wedes+, S, S2, P; +wedis+, S3, B.--AS.

_w?de_: OS. _wadi_.

+Weden+, _v._ to be mad, to go mad, S2, WA; +weide+, S3 (6. 438); +wedde+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _wedan_, from _wod_. See +Wode+.

+Weder+, _sb._ wether, Voc.; +wedyr+, Prompt.; +weddir+, S2; +veddir+, S2; +wether+, S2.--AS. _weer_: cp. Goth. _withrus_, lamb.

+Weder+, _sb._ weather, S, S2, C2; +wedirs+, _pl._, S2, WA; +vedirs+, S2; +wedere?+, storms, S2; +wederes+, P.--AS. _weder_; cp. G. _wetter_.

+Wederen+, _v._ to expose to the weather; +wederyn+, _auro_, Prompt.; +widren+, to wither, SkD; +wydder+, S3. _Der._: +wethering+, weathering, seasoning from exposure to the weather, S3.

+Wedous+, _sb. pl._ widows, S3; see +Widewe+.

+Wee+, _sb._ a man, WA; +we+, WA. See +Wye+.

+Weed+, _sb._ weed, wild herb, Prompt.; +wed+, S; +weode+, _dat._, S.--AS. _weod_, _wiod_: cp. OS. _wiod_.

+Weep+, _pt. s._ wept, C1, C3; see +Wepen+.

[["C1" may be an error for "C" or "C2".]]

+Weet+, _adj._ wet, PP; +wete+, C.--AS. _w?t_.

+Weete+, _sb._ wet, perspiration, S2, PP; +wete+, S2, C3; +weet+, C2, PP.--AS. _w?ta_.

+Weeten+, _v._ to wet, W2; +wette+, _pt. s._, C.--AS. _w?tan_.

+Wei+, _interj._ wo! S; see +Wo+.

+Weilen+, _v._ to lament, W, W2, S2; +weylen+, C; +waille+, C2. _Der._: +weilyng+, lamentation, W.--Cp. Icel. _vaela_.

+Weir+, _sb._ war, S3; see +Werre+.