Syn. — See Marriage.
Wed"lock, v. t. To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed. [R.] "Man thus
wedlocked." Milton.
Wednes"day (?; 48), n. [OE. wednesdai, wodnesdei, AS. Wdnes dæg, i. e.,
Woden's day (a translation of L. dies Mercurii); fr. Wden the highest
god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury;
akin to OS. Wdan, OHG. Wuotan, Icel. Oðinn, D. woensdag Wednesday,
Icel. ðinsdagr, Dan. & Sw. onsdag. See Day, and cf. Woden, Wood, a.]
The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday. See in the Vocabulary.
Wee (?), n. [OE. we a bit, in a little we, probably originally meaning,
a little way, the word we for wei being later taken as synonymous with
little. See Way.] A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.
[Obs. or Scot.]