A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 154

Withsitten, _v. a._ == oppose. HD. 1683

Withstand, _v. n._ == oppose. 725 B.

Withy, _sb._ == halter of withy. Alys. 4714. AS. wiie

Witless, _adj._ == mad. RG. 216; at a loss. Pilate, 242

Witness, _sb._ RG. 29

Witterli, _adv._ == certainly. Ps. cxix. 1. ON. viturlega

Witty, _adj._ == clever. RG. 189; full of knowledge. O. and N. 1187. F.

and P. 31

Witword, _sb._ == testimony. Ps. xxiv. 10. AS. wit-word

Wive, _v. n._ == marry. RG. 35

---- _v. a._ part. 'iwived.' RG. 529

Wiving, _sb._ == marriage. RG. 294

Wlak, _adj._ == lukewarm. Fr. Sci. 290 AS. wlaec

Wlate, _v. a._ == loathe. Ps. v. 7. AS. wlaettian

---- _v. n._ == feel disgust for. O. and N. 354

---- _sb._ == disgust. O. and N. 1504. AS. wlaette

Wlatful, _adj._ == loathsome, abominable. Ps. lii. 2

Wlating, _sb._ == loathing, disgust. Ps lx.x.xvii. 9. AS. wlaetung

Wlite, _v. n._ == look. Wright's L. P. p. 43. AS. wlitan

---- _sb._ == countenance. O. and N. 439; Ps. xliv. 5. AS. wlite

Wlonk, _adj._ == fair, proud. Pol. S. 156. AS. wlanc

Wluine, _sb._ == she wolf? HD. 573. Probably a metathesis of the ON.

ulfinna,

thus ulvin } vluin }

Wo, _sb._ RG. 172, 485; [wai]. O. and N. 120; [wee]. Pol. S. 152; [weye].

Alys. 3449; [wa]. Ritson's AS. viii. 152. AS. wa

Wo worth, i. e. woe be to, &c. Body and Soul, 7

Wobegone, _adj._ Body and Soul, 220

Wode, == went. See Go

Woderove, _sb._ == the woodruff; the asterula odorata of botanists.

Wright's L. P. p. 43. In Wright's Vocab. p. 140, 'wuderove' is given as the transl. of 'hastula regia' or 'muge de bois'

Wodewale, _sb._ == woodp.e.c.k.e.r. Wright's L. P. p. 26

---- == wild thyme? Alys. 6793. AS. wudufille. Palsgrave has 'wodewale, a herbe'

Woht, _sb._ == sin. See Wo?

Wolc, _sb._ == some bird. Wright's L. P. p. 26

Wold, _sb._ == power, governance. Alys. 6716

Woldeneyed, == wall-eyed. Alys. 5274. Probably from the ON. vagl i augum == festuca, pterygion. 'En hinde, som traekker sig over oiet.' B.

Haldorson.

Wole, _adj._ == evil. O. and N. 8; [wle]. O. and N. 35. AS. wol

Wolf, _sb._ RG. 369

Wolfling, _sb._ Alys. 6272

Wollen, _sb._ == wollen garment. Fr. on Seven Sins, 16

Woman, _sb._ RG. 380; [wimman]. RG. 535. pl. 'wymmen.' Wright's L. P. p.

33

Womanly, _adj._ RG. 457

Womb, _sb._ RG. 369. AS. wamb

Wombed, _adj._ RG. 377; [wemod]. Fr. Sci. 286

Wombeling, _sb._ == womb. Alys. 5674

Won, _sb._ == hope. RG. 419; [iwon]. 1022, 1712, B.; [wunne]. Pol. S. 153

---- == opinion. HD. 1972. AS. wen. ON. von

Won, _sb._ == plenty. RG. 2, 265; [iwon]. Rel. S. v. 76

---- == riches. Wright's L. P. p. 24. Alys. 5658; [wane]. Ritson's AS.

viii. 50; SS. winne, wunnen