Wend Wend (wĕnd), obsolete
past participle of Wene . Chaucer.
Wend Wend intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Wended , Obsolete
Went ;
present participle & verbal noun Wending .] [ Anglo-Saxon
wendan to turn, to go, caus. of
windan to wind; akin to Old Saxon
wendian , OFries.
wenda , Dutch
wenden to turn, German
wenden , Icelandic
venda , Swedish
vända , Danish
vende , Goth.
wandjan . See
Wind to turn, and confer
Went .]
1. To go; to pass; to betake one's self. "To Canterbury they
wend ."
Chaucer. To Athens shall the lovers wend .
Shak. 2. To turn round. [ Obsolete]
Sir W. Raleigh.
Wend Wend transitive verb To direct; to betake; -- used chiefly in the phrase to wend one's way . Also used reflexively. "Great voyages to
wend ."
Surrey.
Wend Wend noun (O. Eng. Law) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit. [ Obsolete]
Burrill.
Wende Wende obsolete
imperfect of Wene . Chaucer.
Wendic Wend"ic noun The language of the Wends.
Wendic, Wendish Wend"ic, Wend"ish adjective Of or pertaining the Wends, or their language.
Wends Wends noun plural ; sing.
Wend .
(Ethnol.) A Slavic tribe which once occupied the northern and eastern parts of Germany, of which a small remnant exists.
Wene Wene intransitive verb To ween. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Wenlock group Wen"lock group` (Geol.) The middle subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain; -- so named from the typical locality in Shropshire.
Wennel Wen"nel noun See Weanel . [ Obsolete]
Tusser.
Wennish, Wenny Wen"nish, Wen"ny adjective [ From
Wen .]
Having the nature of a wen; resembling a wen; as, a wennish excrescence.
Wenona We·no"na noun (Zoology) A sand snake ( Charina plumbea ) of Western North America, of the family Erycidæ .
Went Went imperfect & past participle of Wend ; - - now obsolete except as the imperfect of go , with which it has no etymological connection. See Go . To the church both be they went .
Chaucer.
Went Went noun Course; way; path; journey; direction. [ Obsolete] "At a turning of a
wente ."
Chaucer. But here my weary team, nigh overspent,
Shall breathe itself awhile after so long a went .
Spenser. He knew the diverse went of mortal ways.
Spenser.
Wentletrap Wen"tle·trap` noun [ Dutch
wenteltrap a winding staircase; confer German
wendeltreppe .] [ Obsolete]
Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria pretiosa , which was formerly highly valued; -- called also staircase shell . See Scalaria .
Wep Wep obsolete
imperfect of Weep .
Wepen Wep"en noun Weapon. [ Obsolete]
Wept Wept imperfect & past participle of Weep .
Werche Werche transitive verb & i. To work. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Were Were transitive verb & i. To wear. See 3d Wear . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Were Were noun A weir. See Weir . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.
Were Were transitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon
werian .]
To guard; to protect. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Were Were (wẽr; 277). [ Anglo-Saxon wǣre (thou) wast, wǣron (we, you, they) were, wǣre imperfect subjunctive See Was .] The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of the verb be . See Be .
Were Were (wēr)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
wer ; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German
wer , Goth.
waír , Latin
vir , Sanskrit
vīra . Confer
Weregild , and
Werewolf .]
1. A man. [ Obsolete]
2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild. [ Obsolete]
Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were .
Bosworth.
Weregild Were"gild` noun [ Anglo-Saxon
wergild ;
wer a man, value set on a man's life +
gild payment of money; akin to German
wehrgeld . √285. See
Were a man, and
Geld ,
noun ]
(O. Eng. Law) The price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, partly to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It was paid by the murderer. [ Written also
weregeld ,
weregelt , etc.]
Blackstone.
Werewolf Were"wolf` noun ;
plural Werewolves . [ Anglo-Saxon
werwulf ;
wer a man +
wulf a wolf; confer German
wärwolf ,
währwolf ,
wehrwolf , a werewolf, Middle High German
werwolf . √285. See
Were a man, and
Wolf , and confer
Virile ,
World .]
A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct. The werwolf went about his prey.
William of Palerne. The brutes that wear our form and face,
The werewolves of the human race.
Longfellow.
Werk Werk noun ,
Werke v. See Work . [ Obsolete]
Wern Wern transitive verb [ See 1st
Warn .]
To refuse. [ Obsolete]
He is too great a niggard that will wern
A man to light a candle at his lantern.
Chaucer.
Wernerian Wer·ne"ri·an adjective Of or pertaining to A. German Werner , The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water; designating, or according to, Werner's system.
Wernerite Wer"ner·ite noun [ See
Wernerian .]
(Min.) The common grayish or white variety of soapolite.
Weroole We·roo"le noun (Zoology) An Australian lorikeet ( Ptilosclera versicolor ) noted for the variety of its colors; -- called also varied lorikeet .
Werre Werre noun War. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Werrey Wer"rey (wẽr"rā)
transitive verb To warray. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Werst Werst (wẽrst)
noun See Verst .
Wert Wert (wẽrt), The second person singular, indicative and subjunctive moods, imperfect tense, of the verb be . It is formed from were , with the ending -t , after the analogy of wast . Now used only in solemn or poetic style.
Wert Wert noun A wart. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Weryangle Wer`y·an"gle noun See Wariangle . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Wesand We"sand noun See Weasand . [ Obsolete]
Wesh Wesh obsolete
imperfect of
Wash .
Washed. Chaucer.
Wesil We"sil noun See Weasand . [ Obsolete]
Wesleyan Wes"ley·an adjective [ See
Wesleyanism .]
Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.
Wesleyan Wes"ley·an noun (Eccl.) One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.
Wesleyanism Wes"ley·an·ism noun (Eccl.) The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called Methodist; Methodism. See Methodist , noun , 2.
West West noun [ Anglo-Saxon
west , adverb ; akin to Dutch
west , German
west ,
westen , Old High German
westan , Icelandic
vestr , Swedish
vest ,
vester ,
vestan , Danish
vest ,
vesten , and perhaps to Latin
vesper evening, Greek .... ............. Confer
Vesper ,
Visigoth .]
1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east. And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath.
Bryant. 2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west. 3. Specifically:
(a) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident. (b) (U. S. Hist. & Geology) Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article. West by north ,
West by south ,
according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11¼Â° to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west. --
West northwest ,
West southwest ,
that point which lies 22½Â° to the north or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See Illust. of Compass .
West West adjective Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west. This shall be your west border.
Num. xxxiv. 6. West end ,
the fashionable part of London, commencing from the east, at Charing Cross.
West West adverb [ Anglo-Saxon
west .]
Westward.
West West intransitive verb 1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [ Obsolete] "The hot sun gan to
west ."
Chaucer. 2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
West West adjective (Eccl.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the part containing the chancel and choir.
West India, West Indian West` In"di·a, West` In"di·an Belonging or relating to the West Indies.
West India tea (Botany) , a shrubby plant ( Capraria biflora ) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.
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