waast (A.N.) 10, _a waste, wilderness_
wafrestere (A.S.) 115, _a maker of wafers for the priests, to be
consecrated and administered at the sacrament_
wage, wagen (A.N.) 440, _to hire, to wage, pay wages, remunerate_
wage (A.N.) 71, _to be pledge for, to warrant_
waggen (A.S.) 332, _to shake_. _pret. s._ waggede, 335, 373, 408
wayte, waiten (A.S.) 89, 147, 157, 260, 269, _to watch, look about, wait_.
_pret. s._ waitede, 266. _pl._ waiteden, 345
waitynges (A.S.) 33, _watchings, lookings_
walkne (A.S.) 316, _air, sky, welkin_. wolkne, 357, 383
walnote (A.S.) _a wallnut_
wayven (A.N.) 113, 435, 482, 491, _to waive_
waken (A.S.) _to awake_. _pret. pl._ woken, 277, woke, 405, _awoke_
wanhope (A.S.) 34, 94, 140, 238, 366, _despair, hopelessness_
wanye (A.S.) 141, 153, _to fade, wane_. _pret. s._ wanyed, 294
war (A.S.) _ware, aware_. y-war, 17
warde (A.N.) 388, _a keeper_
wardemotes (A.N.) 6, _meetings of the ward_
wareyne (A.N.) 10, _a warren_
warisshen (A.N.) 336, _to cure_
warlawes (A.S.) 497, _wizards, sorcerers, warlocks_. See Jamieson, on this
latter word
warner (A.N.) 96, _a warrener, keeper of a warren_
warpen (A.S.) _to utter, cast_. _pret. s._ warpe, 82, 99
warroken (A.S.) 66, _to girt_
waselen (A.S.) _to become dirty, dirty one's self_. +_pret. s._ waselede,
476
wasshe (A.S.) 248, _to wash_. _pret. s._ I wessh, 344, wasshed, 352, _pl._
wesshen, 247. _part. pas._ y-wasshen, 167, whasshen, 272, wasshen, 392
wastel (A.N.) 94, _a cake, fine bread_
watlen (A.S.) _to cover with hurdles, to wattle_. _pret. s._ watlede, 415
wawe (A.S.) 153, _a wave_
webbe (A.S.) 89, _a weaver_
webbestere (A.S.) _a weaver_. wollen webbesters, 14, _woollen weavers_
wed (A.S.) 91, 346, _a pledge_
wedden (A.S.) 73, _to lay a wager_
weder (A.S.) _weather_. weder-wise, _weather-wise_
wedes (A.S.) _dress, clothes, apparel_
weer (A.S.) 209, 330, _a doubt, perplexity_
weet (A.S.) _wet_. weet-shoed, 369, _wet-shoed_
weg (A.S.) 426, _a pledge_
wey (A.S.) _a way_
weye (A.S.) 82, _a wey of cheese_
weyen (A.S.) _to weigh_. _part. past_, weyen, 25
weylaway (A.S.) 383, _an exclamation of lamenting under suffering_
weyves (A.S.) 6 (a law term), _animals lost or strayed_
weke (A.S.) 360, 362, _the wick of a candle_
welden (A.S.) 174, 175, 206, _to possess_. _pres. s._ he welt, 178, when he
weldeth, 426
wele (A.S.) 381, _weal, happiness, good fortune_
wellen (A.S.) _to boil, to gush out as water from a spring_. _pret. s._
wellede, 418
welle (A.S.) 296, _a spring_
welthe (A.S.) 88, _a welt_
wem (A.S.) 377, _a flaw, stain_
wenden (A.S.) 306, _to go, to wend_. _pres. pl._ wenden. _imperat._ weend,
59
wenen (A.S.) 264, 380, _to suppose, imagine, think, believe_. _pret. pl._
wende, 263, _supposed_
wepen (A.S.) _to weep_. _pret. s._ wepte, 374, _pl._ wepten
wepene (A.S.) 170, _membrum virile_
wepne (A.S.) _a weapon_
+werdliche (A.S.) 454, 473, _worldly_
were (A.S.) 322, _to wear_
werken, werche (A.S.) _to work_. _pres. pl._ werchen. _pret. s._ wroghte.
_pl._ wroughte, wroghten. _part. act._ werchynge. _part. pas._ wroughte,
wroght, y-wroght
+werly (A.S.) 491, _worldly_
wernard, wernarde (A.N.) 35, 53, _persons who lay information against
others_ (?)
wernen (A.S.) _to refuse, deny_. _pres. s._ werneth, 425, _refuses_
werre (A.N.) _war_
wers (A.S.) _worse_
+werwolves (A.S.) 478, _people turned into wolves by sorcery_. An ancient
superstition. _See_ note
wesshen (A.S.) _to wash_
weven (A.S.) _to weave_
wex (A.S.) 360, 361, wax
wexen, wexe (A.S.) 141, 209, 293, 401, _to wax, grow_. _pret. s._ weex, 63,
94, 202, 278, 294, 336, 369. _pl._ woxen, 161, 277, 333. _part. pas._
woxen, 177, 403
wexed (A.S.) 98, _washed_ (?)
what! (A.S.) 146, an interjection, _lo!_
whiche (A.S.) which a light, 376, _what light_
+whit (A.S.) 476, _a wight, creature_
whiten (A.S.) _to make white_
+whough (A.S.) 453, _how_. whou, 481
wicche (A.S.) 372, 373, _a witch_
wye (A.S.) 109, 223, 245, 248, 283, 352, 354, 388, 405, _a man_. It is the
Saxon _wig_, and was originally applied to a warrior or hero. I am inclined
to think this may be the origin of our present slang term, _a guy_
wif (A.S.) _in the objective_, wyve, _pl._ wyves, _a woman, wife_
wight (A.S.) 160, _active, brave_. wightly, _actively, bravely, well_.
wyghtliche, 40, _actively_. wightnesse, 410, _activity, cleverness_
wight (A.S.) _a creature, being_
wike (A.S.) _a week_. _pl._ woukes, 336
wikkedlokest (A.S.) 199, _most wickedly_
willen (A.S.) 400, _to will_. _pres. s._ wol, wole, _pl._ wol. _pret. s._
wolde, _pl._ wolde. thow willest, 241
wilne (A.S.) 49, _to will_. _pr. s._ wilneth, 20. _pl._ wilne, 15. _pret.
s._ wilned, 211, 369
wyn (A.S.) 402, _wine_
wynen pyne (A.S.) 78, _the wine pin, or place where wine was sold_ (?)
wynkyng (A.S.) 77, 99, _dozing, slumbering_
wynnen, wynne (A.S.) _to win, gain_. _pret. s._ wan, 123, 231, _pl._
wonnen, 2. _part. pas._ y-wonne, 82, 213, wonne, 410
+wynwe (A.S.) 476, _winnowing_
wis, _pl._ wise (A.S.) _wise_
wisloker (A.S.) 266, _more certainly_
wissen, wisse (A.S.) 399, _to teach_. _pres. sing._ I wisse. _pret. sing._
wissed, 19. _part. act._ wissynge, 205, _teaching_
wissen (A.S.) _to know_. _pret. sing._ wiste, 151, 211, _knew_ _part.
past_, wist, 381
wit (A.S.) _mind, wit, intelligence_
witen, wite (A.S.) 373, 377, _to know_. _pres. s._ he woot, 105, 199.
_pret. s._ woot, 3, 32, 35, 67. to witene, 152, _to know_. witynge, 418,
_knowingly_
witen (A.S.) 140, 331, _to hinder, keep_
witen (A.S.) _to blame_. _pret. s._ witte, 17
withdrawen (A.S.) _to withdraw_. _pret. s._ withdrough, 373
withholden (A.S.) _to withold, retain_. _pres. s._ he withhalt, 110
withwynde (A.S.) 108, _crosswise_ (?) as if bound with a withy
witterly (A.S.) _truly_
witty (A.S.) 196, _knowing, wise_
+wlon (A.S.) 494, _the nap of cloth_ (?)
wo (A.S.) _woe_
wodewe (A.S.) 169, _pl._ widwes, _a widow_
woke (A.S.) 315, _to moisten_ (?)
wolleward (A.S.) 369, wolward, 497, _miserable, plagued_
wolves-kynnes (A.S.) 126, _of the nature of wolves_
wombe (A.S.) _the belly_
wombe-cloutes (A.S.) 250, _tripes_
womman, _pl._ wommen (A.S.) _a woman_
wone (A.S.) _a dwelling-place, residence_
woned (A.S.) 306, _accustomed, wont_
wonyen (A.S.) _to dwell_. _pres. s._ wonyeth, 18. _pret. pl._ woneden, 311
woon (A.S.) 435, _plenty, abundance_
+woon (A.S.) _a dwelling_
worden (A.S.) _to discourse, have words together_. _pret. pl._ wordeden,
68. wordynge, 351, _talking, using words, conversing_
worm (A.S.) 222, _a serpent_
worstow, 420, _shalt thou be_. _See_ worthe
wort (A.S.) 135, _a plant, vegetable_
worthe, y-worthe (A.S.) _to be, become_. to late the cat worthe, 12, _to
let the cat be_. worth, 26, 244, 359, _shall be_
wowen (A.S.) 69, _to woo, court_
wower, _pl._ woweris (A.S.) 206, _a wooer_
wowes (A.S.) 46, _walls_
wrathen (A.S.) _to be or become angry, wroth_
wreken (A.S.) _to avenge_. _part. past_, wroken, 39, 437, wroke, 392
wrighte (A.S.) 197, _a workman, artist, maker_
wringen (A.S.) _to wring_. _pret. s._ wrong, 42, 127
writen (A.S.) _to write_. _pret. s._ wroot, 183, 225, 233, 293, 328, 396.
_part. past_, writen, 349
writhen (A.S.) 358, _twisted, clenched_
wrooth (A.S.) _wroth_
wrotherhele (A.S.) 280, _ill fate, ill condition_