A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 156

Worse, _adj._ RG. 374, 501

Wors.h.i.+p, _sb._ [wurthsipe]. O. and N. 1097, 1342

Wors.h.i.+pful, _adj._ Ps. lxxi. 14

Worst, _adj._ Wright's L. P. p. 99

Worst. See Worthe

Wort, _sb._ == a root. RG. 341. AS. wyrt

Worth, _sb._ == value. RG. 373

---- _adj._ == worthy of, 'what hii were wurth.' RG. 374

Worth, _adv._ = forth. RG. 457

Worthe, _v. n._ == be, become. [iworthe]. 947 B. 2 s. pres. 'worst.' 1812; 3 s. pres. 'worth.' RG. 512; 1 pl. 'wortheth.' RG. 454; 3 s. imper. (in the phrase 'wo worth.') Body and Soul, 7; part. 'iworthe.' O. and N. 660.

AS. weoran

Worthful, _adj._ O. and N. 1479

Worthing, _sb._ == glory, honour. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p.

22. AS. weorung

Worths.h.i.+p, _sb._ == wors.h.i.+p, _q. v._

Worthy, _adj._ == excellent. 412 B.

---- == powerful. Ps. xlix. 3

Wot, == know. See Wite

Wote ? RG. 361

Wou, See Wo?

Would, _sb._ See Will

Wound, _sb._ RG. 49. Wright's L. P. pp. 85, 84

---- _v. a._ part, 'ywonded.' RG. 49

Wow, See Wo?

Wowe, _sb._ == wall. HD. 1963. K. Horn, 1000. AS. wah

Wowe, _v. n._ == to woo, _q. v._

Wo?, _sb._ == wrong. O. and N. 164. RG. 39; [wou]. RG. 375, 550; [wow].

RG. 379; [woht]. Rel. S. ii. 16. AS. woh

Wrake, _sb._ == evil, destruction. O. and N. 1192. AS. wraec

Wrakeful, _adj._ == wicked. Wright's L. P. p. 23. AS. wraecfull

Wrath, _sb._ 451 B. AS. wra

---- _v. n._ == be angry. Ps. iv. 5

---- _v. a._ == make angry. RG. 376, 253

Wrathless, _adj._ Wright's L. P. p. 42

Wray, _v. a._ == betray. 1226 B; [wrye]. Alys. 442. AS. wreian

Wrayli, _v. n._ == chatter, rail, abuse. St Swithin, 70. Dut. rallen.

Swed. ralla

Wreche, _sb._ == vengeance. RG. 380, 419. AS. wraec

Wreche, == misery. RG. 252. But we should probably read 'wrechede'

Wreier, _sb._ == betrayer, spoiler. HD. 39

Wreke, _v. a._ == avenge. HD. 1363. AS. wraeccan

Wreker, _sb._ == avenger. Ps. viii. 3

Wren, _sb._ O. and N. 564. AS. wrenna

Wrench, _sb._ == trick. RG. 570, 535. AS. wrence

Wreon, _v. a._ == cover. Alys. 1606; 3 s. pres. 'wrieth.' Alys. 1992; part. 'ywrye.' RG. 56, 92. AS. wreon, wrihan

Wrestle, _v. n._ RG. 22, 361. Alys. 1046. AS. wraestlian

Wrestling, _sb._ O. and N. 793. Alys. 1046

Wretch, _sb._ 524 AS. wraecca

---- _adj._ == wretched. 449 B.

Wretched, _adj._ comp. 'wretcheder.' 2432 B.

Wretchede, _sb._ == wretchedness. RG. 386, 511

Wretchedly, _adv._ RG. 446