Wend, v. t. To direct; to betake; — used chiefly in the phrase to wend
one's way. Also used reflexively. "Great voyages to wend." Surrey.
Wend, n. (O. Eng. Law) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a
circuit. [Obs.] Burrill.
Wende (?), obs. imp. of Wene. Chaucer.
{ Wend"ic (?), Wend"ish (?), } a. Of or pertaining the Wends, or their
language.
Wend"ic (?), n. The language of the Wends.
Wends (?), n. pl.; sing. Wend. (Ethnol.) A Slavic tribe which once
occupied the northern and eastern parts of Germany, of which a small
remnant exists.
Wene (?), v. i. To ween. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wen"lock group` (?), (Geol.) The middle subdivision of the Upper
Silurian in Great Britain; — so named from the typical locality in
Shropshire.
Wen"nel (?), n. See Weanel. [Obs.] Tusser.
{ Wen"nish (?), Wen"ny (?) }, a. [From Wen.] Having the nature of a
wen; resembling a wen; as, a wennish excrescence.
We*no"na (?), n. (Zoöl.) A sand snake (Charina plumbea) of Western
North America, of the family Erycidæ.
Went (?), imp. & p. p. 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, n. Course; way; path; journey; direction. [Obs.] "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.
Wen"tle*trap` (?), n. [D. wenteltrap a winding staircase; cf. G.
wendeltreppe.] [Obs.] 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 (?), obs. imp. of Weep.