venquysshed, _pp._, S2, C3; venkised, PP; vencust, B.—AF. _venquiss-_,
base of pr. p. of _venquir_, an inchoative form of OF. _veincre_; Lat.
_uincere_.
Uenne, _sb. dat._ mud, S; see Fen.
Ventose, _sb._ cupping-glass.—OF. _ventose_ (_ventouse_), cupping-glass
(Cotg.); Late Lat. _uentosa_.
Ventouse, _v._ to cup, HD.—OF. _ventouser_ (BH).
Ventusynge, _sb._ cupping, C.
Venust, _adj._ beautiful, S3.—Lat. _uenustus_.
Venym, _sb._ poison, PP, C; venim, C2, C3, PP, Manip.—OF. _venin_ (Ps.
139, 3). Lat. _uenēnum_; see BH, § 44.
Venym-makere, _sb._ poisoner, W2, H.
Venymous, _adj._ venomous, CM.—AF. _venymouse_, OF. _venemouse_.
Venymous-heede, _sb._ venom, PP.
Ueole, _adj._ many, S; see Uele.
Ueond, _sb._ enemy, S; see Feend.
Ueor, _adv._ far, S; see Fer.
Ver, _sb._ spring, JD, H (Ps. 73. 18). _Comb._: veer-tyme, spring-time,
W2.—Lat. _uer_.
Ver, _sb._ glass, W2; verre, HD.—OF. _verre_ (_voirre_); Lat. _uitrum_.
Uerd, _sb._ army, MD; uerden, _pl. dat._, S; see Ferd.
Uerden, _pt. pl._ fared, S; see Faren.
Verdegrese, _sb._ verdigris, PP; verdegrece, _viride grecum_, Voc.;
verdegrees, C3.—OF. _vert de gris_, verdigrease (Cotg.); OF. _Gris_,
Greeks (Ducange), pl. of _gri_; Late Lat. _grĕcum_; Lat. _graecum_; see
Constans, Notes, p. 25, and BH, § 32.
Verdite, _sb._ verdict, C; verdyte, Palsg.—AF. _veirdit_; Lat. _uere
dictum_.
Uere, _sb._ companion, S; see Fere.
Vergere, _sb._ an orchard, CM.—OF. _vergier_ (BH); Late Lat.
_viridiarium_; see BH, § 134.
Verlet, _sb._ a young servant, S3; see Varlet.
Vermel, _adj._ vermilion-coloured, S3; vermayle, CM.—OF. _vermeil_;
Lat. _uermiculus_, scarlet (Vulg.).
Vermiloun, _sb._ vermilion; vermyloun, Voc.; vermylion, WA; vermeon,
WA.—AF. _vermiloun_.
Vernage, _sb._ an Italian white wine, Prompt., CM, HD.—AF. _vernage_;
It. _vernaccia_, ‘a kind of winter wine in Italy very strong like
Malmezy,’ so Florio, cp. Dante, Purg. 24, 24; from It. _vernaccio_, a
severe winter, from _verno_, winter; Lat. _hibernum_, belonging to
winter. Cp. Low Lat. _vernachia_ (Ducange).
Vernicle, _sb._ a copy of the handkerchief of St. Veronica, S2, PP, C;
vernakylle, Cath.; vernacle, HD.—Church Lat. _veronicula_, also
_veronica_ from _Veronica_, the traditional name of the woman who wiped
the Saviour’s face (the word being popularly connected with _uera
icon_, true likeness); _Veronica_ is a form of Bernice, the traditional
name of the woman who was cured of an issue of blood. _Bernice_ or
_Berenice_ is a Macedonian form of Φερενίκη, bearer of victory. See F.
_veronique_ in Cotg.
Vernisch, _sb._ varnish, S2, PP; vernysche, Prompt.; vernysh, _bernix_,
Voc.; _viridium_, _virificum_, Voc.; vernish, _encaustum_, Manip.—OF.
_vernis_, varnish, Cotg.; from OF. _vernir_; Late Lat. *_vitrinire_,
from _uitrinus_, from _uitrum_, glass (Diez, p. 339).
Vernish, _v. encaustare_, Manip.—OF. _vernisser_, to varnish, to sleek,
or glaze over with varnish (Cotg.).
Verony, _sb._ a vernacle, HD.—OF. _veronie_; Low Lat. _veronica_
(Ducange). See Vernicle.
Verraily, _adv._ verily, C2, C; verralyest, _superl._, H.
Verray, _adj._ true, S, S2, C2, C3, B; verrey, G, HD; very, W. _Phr._:
verray force, main force, C2.—AF. _verrai_, _verai_; Late Lat.
*_verăcum_ (whence F. _vrai_), from Lat. _uerus_.
Verrayment, _adv._ verily, C2; verament, S3, HD.
Vers, _sb._ verse, PP.—AF. _vers_; Lat. _uersus_.
Versifie, _v._ to compose verses, PP.
Versifyour, _sb._ versifier; vercefyour, S2.
Vertu, _sb._ power, healing power, miracle, virtue, kindness, S2, PP,
W, C2; vertues, _pl._, S2. _Phr._: the Lord of vertues, the Lord of
hosts, W2, H.—OF. _vertu_, _virtud_; Lat. _uirtutem_.
Verveine, _sb._ vervain, SkD; verueyne, S2; verveyn, Voc.—OF.
_verveine_; Lat. _uerbēna_; see BH, § 44.
Very, _adj._ true, W; see Verray.
Vese, _v._ to drive away, HD; see Fesien.
Vese, _sb._ a rush of wind, C.—Cp. Icel. _fýsi_, impulse. See above.
Vestiment, _sb._ vestment, C2; uestimenz, _pl._, S, C.—OF. _vestiment_
(Bartsch); Lat. _uestimentum_.
Vewe, _adj._ few, S2; see Fewe.
Veyne, _sb._ vein, C; veine, SkD; vaine, S3; vayn, S3; vanys, _pl._,
S2; waynys, S3.—AF. _veine_; Lat. _uēna_; see BH, § 44.
Viage, _sb._ voyage, journey, S2, S3, C, C3, CM, B; vyage, S2.—OF.
_viage_, (BH); Lat. _uiaticum_, provisions for a journey, from _uia_.
Vicarie, _sb._ vicar, PP; vicary, C2; vicorie, PP; vikery, PP; vickery,
PP; vecory, Voc.—AF. _vicaire_ (F. _viquier_); Lat. _uicarium_, a
substitute.
Vilanye, _sb._ villainy, C2, C3, PP; villanie, _violentia_, Manip.;
vilonye, disgrace, G.—AF. _vilanie_, OF. _vilenie_ (_vilonie_), from
_vilain_, peasant, farm-servant, also bad, villainous (BH); Late Lat.
_villanus_, farm-servant, from Lat. _uilla_, farm-stead, country-house.
Vile, _adj._ vile; vyle, PP; vil, PP.—AF. _vil_; Lat. _uilem_.
Villiche, _adv._ vilely, S2.
Vilte, _sb._ vileness, H (Ps. 49. 22); vylte, HD; vilete, HD.—OF.
_vilté_; Lat. _uilitatem_.
Viole, _v._ to violate; violid, _pp._, S3.—OF. _violer_; Lat.
_uiolare_.
Viole, _sb._ vial; violis, _pl._, W (Rev. 5. 8); violes, C3.—OF.
_viole_; AF. _fyole_; Lat. _phiala_; Gr. φιάλη.
Virelay, _sb._ a sort of rondeau, ND; virelayes, _pi._, S3, CM;
virolais, HD.—OF. _virelay_ (Cotg.); OF. _virer_ + _lai_; OF. _virer_;
Late Lat. _virare_; Lat. _uibrare_ (Diez, p. 736). Cf. Vyre.
Visage, _sb._ face, PP, C2; vysege, S2.—AF. _visage_; Late Lat.
*_visaticum_, from Lat. _uisum_, acc. of _uisus_, sight.
Vitaille, _sb._ food, S2, C2, C3; vitaile, PP, WW; vitayle, S3;
victual, WW; vitalis, _pl._, B.—AF. _vitaille_; Lat. _uictuālia_,
provisions; see BH, § 6.
Vitailled, _pp._ provisioned, C3; vitailid, W.
Vitailler, _sb._ victualler, PP; vittelleris, _pi._, foragers, B.
Vitremyte, _sb._ woman’s cap, C2.—Lat. _uitream mitram_, glass
head-dress (?). Cp. Sp. _mitra_, a sort of cap made of pasteboard,
which was put on the heads of witches when led to punishment (Stevens).
For the loss of _r_ in _-myte_ cp. F. _marte_ for _martre_, a marten,
also OF. _feneste_ for _fenestre_, and _terreste_ for _terrestre_; see
Apfelstedt (p. xxxviii).
Voide, _adj._ void, empty, W2.—AF. _voide_ (F. _vide_), OF. _vuide_,
fem. of _vuit_; Late Lat. *_vocitum_, from stem _voc-_; [cp. Lat.
_uacare_; see BH, § 63, and Constans (s.v. _vuit_).—A. L. M.]
Voiden, _v._ to empty; voyden, to get rid of, C2; to expel, C; voidis,
_pr. s._, S3; voyde, _imp. pl._, make room, S3; depart from, C2;
voydeth, send away, C3; voyded, _pt. s._, S2; voidid, _pp._, made void,
W.—AF. _voider_, to leave, OF. _vuidier_ (Bartsch). See above.
Vokyte, _sb._ an advocate, Voc.; vocates, _pl._, PP.—Lat. _aduocatus_.
Volage, _adj._ light of conduct, giddy, CM.—OF. _volage_, light (BH);
Lat. _uolaticum_.
Volageouss, _adj._ light of conduct, B. See above.
Volatilis, _sb. pl._ birds (a misrendering of Lat. _altilia_). W; so in
the AS. version _altilia_ is rendered by ‘fugelas’; birds (= Lat.
_uolatilia_), W2; volatils, HD.—Lat. _uolatilia_, poultry (hence F.
_volaille_), pl. of _uolatilis_ (Voc.); from _uolare_, to fly.
Voluntè, _sb._ will, CM.—OF. _volonta_, _voluntet_; Lat. _uoluntatem_.
Voluper, _sb._ a woman’s cap, CM; volyper, Cath.—Cp. OF. _envoluper_,
to wrap round (BH).
Vouches, _pr. s._ avouches, S3; see Vowchen.
Vow, _sb._ vow, PP; vowes, _pl._, PP; vouwes, S2.—OF. _vou_ (Ps. 21);
Lat. _uotum_. Cf. Auowe (p. 18).
Vowchen, _v._ to vouch, cite, call, HD; vouchen, to avouch, S3. _Phr._:
vouchen saf, to guarantee, vouchsafe, PP, HD; vouche sauf, C2.—AF.
_voucher_, _vocher_; Lat. _uocare_; see BH, § 96.
Vowtres, _sb. pl._ vultures, WA.—OF. _voutre_; Lat. _uultur_.
Vowtriere, _sb._ adultress, WA. See Avoutrie.
Voys, _sb._ voice, S2, S3, C2, C3; woice, S2; voce, B; vois, PP.—OF.
_vois_; Lat. _uōcem_; see BH, § 74.
Vyne, _sb._ vine, PP.
Vyner, _sb._ vineyard, W2; vynere, H; vyneris, _pl._, W2; vyners,
H.—OF. _vinier_ (BH); Late Lat. _vinarium_, vineyard, from Lat.
_uinum_, wine.
Vyner, _sb._ vine-dresser, Manip.—OF. _vinier_ (Ducange); Late Lat.
_vinarium_ (acc.).
Vynour, _sb._ vine-dresser, Bardsley.—OF. _vineür_; Lat. _uinitorem_.
Vyre, _sb._ a crossbow-bolt, B.—OF. _vire_ (Ducange). Cf. Virelay.
Wa-We.
Wa, _sb._ woe, WA, B; waa, WA, HD; see Wo.
Wa, _pron._ who, S; see Who.
Waast, _sb._ waist, C2; see Waste.
Wacche, _sb._ vigil, watch, PP, HD; wecche, S; wach, one who keeps a
lookout; wecche, _pl._, S; wecchess, S; wacchis, WA; wachis, sentinels,
S3.—AS. _wæcce_.
Wacchen, _v._ to watch, SkD; vachit, _pp._, S2.—AS. _wacian_.
Wachet, _sb._ a sort of blue cloth, CM. See Philolog. Soc. Trans. 1885,
p. 329.
Waden, _v._ to wade, PP; vayd, S2. _Der._: vading, wading, S2.—AS.
_wadan_, pt. s. _wód_, pp. _gewaden_.
Wæs, _imp. s._ be, S, _Comb._: wæs hail, be hale, S; wæs hæil, S;
wassail, S; wassayl, S.—ONorth. _wæs_, AS. _wes_, imp. s. of _wesan_,
to be.
Wæs, _pt. s._ was, S; see Was.
Waff, _v._ to waft, lift up, raise, bear, SkD, JD; wafte, _pt. s._,
S2.—Icel. _váfa_, to wave, vibrate.
Wafre, _sb._ a thin small cake, wafer, CM, PP; wafur, Prompt., Voc.—AF.
_wafre_ (F. _gaufre_); ODutch _wafel_ (see Kilian); cp. OHG. _waba_,
honey-comb (Tatian); see Weigand (s.v. _waffel_).
Wafrere, _sb._ a maker of wafer-cakes, confectioner, PP; wafereres,
_pl._, C3.
Wafrestre, _sb._ a female maker or seller of wafer-cakes, PP.
Wage, _sb._ a gage, pledge, pay for service, WA, Prompt.; wages, _pl._,
PP.—AF. _wage_, _gage_; Low Lat. _wadium_, a pledge; Goth. _wadi_; cp.
Lat. _uas_ (_uadi-_). Cf. Wed.
Wagen, _v._ to engage, to go bail, P, Prompt.—OF. _gagier_; Low. Lat.
_wadiare_, from _wadium_. See above.
Waggen, _v._ to shake to and fro, Prompt., CM, PP; waggid, _pp._, W.
Waghe, _sb._ wall, H; wah, S; see Wowe.
Waille, _v._ to wail, C2; see Weilen.
Wait, _pr. s._ knows, S3; see Witen (1).
Waith, _sb._ danger, peril, B, JD; wathe, WA; vath, B.—Icel. _váði_.
Waith, _v._ to hunt, fish.—Icel. _veiða_, to catch, hunt; cp. AS.
_wǽðan_, to hunt, to wander (Grein). Related to F. _gagner_ (see
Brachet). See Gaignage.
Waith, _sb._ game, sport, a ‘take,’ S3, JD.—Icel. _veiðr_; cp. OHG.
_weida_ (Otfrid), see Weigand (s.v. _weide_).
Waithing, _sb._ what is taken in hunting or fishing, JD, S3.
Wak, _adj._ wet, moist, S3, SkD (s.v. _wake_). _Der._: waknes,
moistness, JD.—Cp. Du. _wak_, Icel. _vökr_; cp. Icel. _vök_ (_vaka-_),
a hole in ice.
Wake, _sb._ a watch, _vigilia_, Cath. _Comb._: wakepleyes, ceremonies
attending the vigils for the dead, C.
Waken, _v._ to be awake, to wake, cease from sleep, S, PP, S2; woc,
_pt. s._, S; wok, S; wook, S2, C3.—AS. _wacan_, pt. _wóc_, pp. _wacen_.
Wakien, _v._ to watch, to awake, S, PP; waky, S2; wakede, _pt. s._, S,
PP; waked, _pp._, S.—AS. _wacian_, pt. _wacede_.
Waking, _sb._ a watch, S2, C2; wakynge, W.
Waknen, _v._ to be aroused from sleep, SkD, PP.—AS. _wæcnan_.
Wal, _sb._ wall, _murus_, _paries_, Prompt., S, S2, C2; wall (= Lat.
_maceria_), H, WA; walles, _pl._, S; wallen, S.—AS. _weall_, wall,
rampart; Lat. _uallum_.
Wald, _sb._ wold, wood, WA.—AS. _weald_; cp. OHG. _wald_.
Wald-eȝed, _adj._ wall-eyed, WA.—Icel. _vald-eygðr_.
Wale, _v._ to choose, WA.—Cp. Goth. _waljan_.
Walette, _sb._ bag, wallet, Prompt.; walet, C.—Perhaps a corruption of
Watel; see SkD.
Walk (Valk), _v._ to watch, S2, S3, B.—So written for _wakk_ (_vakk_).
See Wakien.
Walke, _sb._ a walk, WA.
Walken, _v._ to roll, walk, S; welk, _pt. s._, SkD; welke, HD; walke,
_pp._, S.
Wallare, _sb._ stone-mason, _murator_, Prompt. See Wal.
Walle, _sb._ a spring of water, HD. _Comb._: walle-heued, a springhead,
S2.
Wallen, _v._ to boil, to well, to turn about, S, S2, PP; weallen, S.
_Comb._: wal-hat, boiling hot, S. _Der._: wally, surging, S3.—AS.
_weallan_, pt. _wéol_, pp. _weallen_.
Walme, _sb._ a bubble in boiling, HD.
Walshe, _adj._ and _sb._ foreign, a foreigner, Welshman, P. _Comb._:
walshe note, walnut, CM.—AS. _wælisc_, foreign, Welsh (SkD); from
_wealh_, a foreigner, a Welshman.
Walt, _pt. s._ possessed, S2; see Welden.
Walten, _v._ to roll, to roll over, overturn, to fall, to well out, S2;
welt, _pt. s._, SkD (s.v. _welter_); welte, HD; walt, S2.—AS.
_wealtan_.
Walter, _sb._ water, S3; see Water.
Walteren, _v._ to roll about, welter, S2, S3, PP; weltyn, Prompt.
_Der._: waltrynge, a weltering, Prompt.; weltering, a turning over, S3.
Walwen, _v._ to roll, CM, PP; welwyn, Prompt.; walowand, _pr. p._, WA;
walewide, _pt. s._, W.—AS. _wealwian_: Goth. _walwjan_ (in compounds).
Walwyng, _sb._ a rolling, W.
Wambe, _sb._ belly, womb, WA; wame, WA.
Wan, _adj._ wan, pale, C3, W; wanne, Prompt.; won, S2. _Comb._:
wannesse, lividness (= Lat. _liuor_), W2.—AS. _wann_ (_wonn_).
Wan-, _prefix_, expressing lack, deficiency. _Comb._: wan-beleue,
_perfidia_, Prompt.; wan-hope, despair, S2, C, P, H, Voc.; wan-towen,
untrained, wanton; wantown, C; wantoun, C2; wanton, WA; wantowe,
Prompt.; wanton-nes, want of discretion, S3; wantownesse, C; wan-truce,
fail, failure, S; wan-trukien, to fail, SD; wan-trokiynge, abatement,
S2; wan-trust, distrust, CM.—Cp. Du. _wan-_, prefix.
Wand, _sb._ a rod (= Lat. _uirga_), H (Ps. 109. 3), WA; wande, H (Ps.
44. 8).—Cp. OSwed. _wand_.
Wand, _sb._ hesitation, S2. See Wonden.
Wandren, _v._ to wander, to walk, S2, PP, W; wondren, S2, PP.—AS.
_wandrian_.
Wand-reðe, _sb._ misery, S, HD; wandreth, peril, S2, WA; wontreaðe, S;
wondrede, S; wanrede, S.—Icel. _vand-ræði_, difficulty, from _vandr_,
difficult.
Wane, _sb._ weening, thought, judgment, B; wan, S2; vayn, S2, B; veyn,
doubt, B.—AS. _wén_. See Wenen.
Wane, _sb._ a quantity, a number, S2, S3; see Woon.
Wane, _sb._ want, deficiency, misery, S, S2, WA; wone, S.—AS. _wana_.
Wanelasour, _sb._ one who rouses and drives game, _alator_, Voc. See HD
(s.v. _wanlace_).
Wanen, _v._ to wane, to fail, to grow less, C, C2, S2; wanye, P; wanne,
to ebb, S3; woned, _pp._, S2.—AS. _wanian_ (_wonian_).
Wanene, _adv._ whence, S; see Whanene.
Wangeliste, _sb._ evangelist, S2.—Church Lat. _euangelista_ (Vulg.).
Wangtooth, _sb._ molar tooth, C2; see Wonge.
Wankel, _adj._ tottery, unstable; wankyll, S2.—AS. _wancol_ (SkD, s.v.
_wench_); cp. OHG. _wank_, tottering (Otfrid).
Wanne, _adv._, _conj._ when, S, S2; see Whanne.
Wannes, _adv._ whence, S3; see Whannes.
Want, _adj._ deficient; wannt, SkD; wonte, _sb._ deficiency, SkD.—Icel.
_vant_, n. of _vanr_, deficient.
Wanten, _v._ to be lacking, _carere_, Cath.; wonte, S, S2; wantede,
_pt. s._, S; wayntyt, _pl._, S3.—Icel. _vanta_.
Wapne, _sb._ weapon, S; see Wepne.
Wapnid, _pp._ armed, S2; see Wepnen.
Wappen, _v._ to lap, wap (said of water), to yelp, S3, Prompt.
Wappynge, _sb._ barking of hounds, Prompt.
War, _adj._ cautious, wary, S, S2, C2, G, W, W2, PP; wear, S; warliche,
_adv._ cautiously, S; wearliche, S; warly, H; warli, W. _Der._:
warschipe, prudence, S.—AS. (_ge_)_wær_: OHG. _gi-war_ (Otfrid). See
I-war (p. 123).
War, _pt. s. subj._ were, S2; war . . ne, unless, S2; see Was.
War, _adv._ where, S; see Wher.
Warant, _sb._ a warrant, guarantee, SkD; _protector_, Prompt.—AF.
_warant_, OF. _garant_, Low Lat. _warentem_ (Diez, p. 177); OHG.
_werento_, pr. p. of _weren_, _warjan_, to protect, to take heed. Cf.
Warice.
Waranten, _v._ to warrant, C3.
Ward, _sb._ a guard, SD; wardes, _pl._, SD.—AS. _weard_ (_m._),
‘custos’.
Ward, _sb._ world (Lancelot of the Laik, E.E.T.S. No. 6). See Werd.
Warde, _sb._ ward, _custodia_, S; ward, care, heed, regard, S2;
keeping, Prompt.—AS. _weard_ (_f._), ‘custodia.’ _Comb._: warde-motes,
meetings of a ward, P.
Warden, _v._ to guard, S; warded, _pp._, S2.—AS. _weardian_.
Wardeyne, _sb._ warden, Prompt.; wardeyn, CM, Voc.; wardane, B;
wardeynes, _pl._, umpires, G.—AF. _wardein_.
Wardone, _sb._ a kind of pear, _volemum_, Prompt.
Wardrobe, _sb._ a house of office, CM.
Ware, _sb._ merchandise, S2, C3, G, SkD.—Icel. _vara_; cp. AS. _waru_,
care, custody, (Grein).
Ware, _sb._ host, collection, S2. _Comb._: helleware, the host of hell,
SD; watres ware, waters, S2; windes ware, winds, S2.—AS. _-waru_
(Grein), see Fick, 7. 291. Cf. Were.
Ware, _sb._ spring, H; wayr, _ver_, Cath.; were, B.—Icel. _vár_.
Ware, _sb._ weir, dam, HD; wore, S2; were, CM.—AS. _wer_ (SkD); cp.
Icel. _vörr_.
Ware, _adj. comp._ worse, H; see Werre.
Ware, _v._ to lay out, to spend, S2, HD, JD, Palsg. (p. 452); wayr,
_commutare_, Cath., JD; war, JD.—Icel. _verja_, to clothe, to invest
money, to spend. See Werien.
Wareyne, _sb._ a warren, Prompt.; warrayne, HD. _Der._: warnere,
warrener, Prompt.; warner, P, HD, Bardsley.—AF. _warenne_ (_garenne_,
_garreyne_); Low Lat. _warenna_; from OHG. _war-_ in _warjan_. See
Warant.
Warh (_in compounds_), an outlawed felon. _Comb._: warh-treo, the
felon’s tree, the gallows (used of the cross of Christ), S.—AS.
_wearh_, an outlawed felon, a wolf; cp. Icel. _vargr_, a wolf, an
outlaw. With _warh-tréo_ cp. OS. _warag-treo_, Icel. _varg-tré_, also
AS. _wearh-ród_ (Voc.).
Wari-angel, _sb._ a butcher-bird, a small woodpecker, WA (p. 469);
wary-angle, Cotg. (s.v. _pie_).
Warice, _v._ to heal, cure, to be cured, C3; warschyn, _convalesco_,
Prompt.; warisch, WA; warysshe, Palsg.; warisshed, _pp._, Prompt.
(_n_).—OF. _wariss-_, pr. p. stem of _warir_, _garir_ (F. _guérir_), of
Teut. origin; OHG. _warjan_, to protect. Cf. Warant.
Warien, _v._ to curse, S, S2, S3, W, H (Ps. 108. 27), C3; werien, H;
varyit, _pt. s._, S2; wereged, _pp._, S.—AS. _wergian_; cp. OHG.
(_fur_)_wergen_ (Tatian). AS. _wergian_, from _wearh_, an accursed
person, an outlawed felon. See Warh.
Warien, _v._ to be on the watch, S (9. 132); waren, S; ware þe, _imp.
s._, PP; war yow, _pl._, C2.—AS. _warian_, to take heed.
Warke, _sb._ work, S2; see Werk.
Warlaȝe, _sb._ a warlock, sorcerer, deceiver, WA.—AS. _wǽrloga_,
covenant-breaker, often used of the devil (Grein).
Warnin, _v._ to warn, _moneo_, S, C2; warnon, Prompt.; warnyt, _pt.
s._, B; warnede, PP.—AS. _wearnian_, from _wearn_, a denial, refusal.
Cf. Wernen.
Warnishen, _v._ to fortify, protect, SkD (s.v. _garnish_); warenyss, H;
warnist, warnyst, warnyscht, _pp._, H; warnised, HD. _Der._:
warnysynge, protection, defence, H; warnyshynge, H.—AF. _warniss-_, pr.
p. stem of _warnir_; of Teut. origin. See Warnin.
Warpen, _v._ to throw, cast, utter, to lay (eggs), PP, S2, S, Cath.;
werpen, S, H; worpen, S; warp, _pt. s._, S, PP; warpe, PP; werp, S2;
worpen, _pp._, S.—AS. _weorpan_, pt. _wearp_, pp. _worpen_: OS.
_werpan_; cp. OHG. _werphan_ (Tatian).
Warrok, _v._ to fasten with a girth, PP; warrick, HD.
Warrok, _sb._ a girth, Voc.
Warysone, _sb._ reward, _donativum_, _possessio_, Prompt.; waryson, WA;
warison, CM; warysoun, S2, B; waresun, Voc.; warisoune, B.—OF.
_warison_, help, protection, from _warir_ (_guarir_, _garir_). See
Warice.
Was, _pt. s._ was; wæs, S; wees, S2; wes, S, S2; watz, S2; was, _2 pt.
s._, S; wes, S; were, S, W2; wæren, _pl._, S; wærenn, S; waren, S;
weren, S; wer, S; war, S2; weoren, S; woren, S; wern, S2; wore, S;
ware, S; wear, S3; ware, _pt. s. subj._, S; war, S2; war . . . ne, were
. . . not, unless, S2, H; were, S2.—AS. _wæs_, 1 and 3 pt., _wǽre_, 2
pt. (pl. _wǽron_), subj. _wǽre_ (pl. _wǽren_). See Wæs.
Waschen, _v._ to wash, S; waische, W2; wasshen, S; weschen, S; wessche,
S2; wassen, S; wasse, S; wesch, _pt. s._, S; wessh, S, S2; wesh, C2,
C3; weis, S; waischide, W, W2; wesse, _pl._, S; wosschen, S2; wisschen,
G; wesshen, P; wasshe, _pp._, C3; wasschen, G; waischun, W; ȝe-wasse,
S.—AS. _wascan_, pt. _wósc_ (_wóx_), pp. _wascen_ (_wæscen_).
Waselen, _v._ to wade in mire; waseled, _pt. s._, S3.—Icel. _vasla_, to
wade in ooze, from _vás_, wetness, cp. AS. _wós_ (_wór_). See Wose,
Wori.
Wassail, a salutation used in drinking, S, ND; wassel, ND; wassayl, S;
wæshail, S. See Wæs.
Wast, _sb._ wasteful expenditure, C3 (p. 48).
Waste, _adj._ solitary, S; vast, S2.—AF. _wast_.—OF. _guaste_. See
below.
Waste, _v._ to waste away, C2; vast, to waste, S2.—OF. _waster_
(_gaster_); cp. MHG. _wasten_; Lat. _uastare_; see Mackel, Germ.
Elemente, p. 72.
Waste, _sb._ waist, a man’s middle, Prompt.; wast, Prompt.; waast,
C2.—Probably a deriv. from Wexen (to grow); see SkD.
Wastel, _sb._ a cake made of the finest flour, P, Prompt.; wastell,
_libum_, Voc.; wastelle, Voc., Cath. _Comb._: wastel breed, cake-bread,
CM, C.—AF. _wastel_, _gastel_ (F. _gâteau_).
Wastme, _sb._ growth, form, personal appearance, S, SkD (s.v. _waist_);
westm, fruit, S.—AS. _wæstm_. See Wexen.
Wastoure, _sb._ a destroyer, WA; a wasteful person, P.
Wat, _pron._ what, S, S2; see What.
Wat, _1_ and _3 pr. s._ know, knows, S, S2, S3; see Witen (1).
Wat, _pt. s._ quoth, S; see Queðen.
Wate, _sb._ chance, luck, S; see Whate.
Watel, _sb._ a hurdle woven with twigs, a bag of woven stuff, the baggy
flesh on a bird’s neck, wattle, SkD. _Comb._: watelful, wallet-full,
PP.—AS. _watel_, hurdle, covering. Cf. Walette.
Watelen, _v._ to wattle, to strengthen with hurdles, SkD; watelide,
_pt. s._, PP.
Water, _sb._ water, S2; weater, S; vattir, S2; walter, S3; watres,
_pl._, S2. _Comb._: watirbank, shore, W; waterles, without water, C.
_Der._: watrand, watering, S2.—AS. _wæter_: OS. _watar_; cp. OHG.
_wazzar_ (Tatian).
Watloker, _adv. comp._ sooner, S2; see What.
Wattri, _adj._ venomous, S2; see Attrie.
Waueren, _v._ to waver, to wander, Prompt.; waverand, _pr. p._, B;
vauerand, S2, B; wawerand, B; waweryt, _pt. s._, B; vaueryt, S2.—Icel.
_vafra_.
Wawe, _sb._ wall, WA; waghe, WA.—AS. _wáh_; cp. Goth. _waddjus_. See
Wowe.
Wawe, _sb._ wave, S2, C3, W, PP, Prompt.; wawes, _pl._, WA, S2, S3, C3;
waweȝ, S2; waȝeȝ, S2; quawes, S2.—Icel. _vágr_; cp. AS. _wég_: Goth.
_wegs_; see Kluge (s.v. _woge_).
Wawen, _v._ to move from side to side, P; wawid, _pp._, shaken, SkD
(s.v. _wag_).—AS. _wagian_ (Grein).
Wax, _sb._ wax, Prompt.; wex, C, C3; wexe, W2. _Comb._: wax-bred, a
board covered with wax, a writing-tablet, S; wax-lokes, wax-flakes,
S2.—AS. _weax_, wax; _wæxbred_, a board covered with wax.
Waxen, _v._ to grow, S, S2; see Wexen.
Way, _interj._ wo!, S; see Wo.
Wayke, _adj._ weak, Cath., S2, C, C3, PP; wayk, S2, C2; waik, PP, B;
waiker, _comp._, S3.—Icel. _veikr_; cp. AS. _wác_. Cf. Woc.
Waykely, _adv._ watchfully, carefully, S3.—AS. _wacollice_, adv. from
_wacol_ (Voc.). See Waken.
Waymenten, _v._ to lament, Prompt., Spenser (2).—AF. _weimenter_,
_guaimenter_.
Waymentynge, _sb._ lamentation, C, CM, H; weymentynge, C.
Wayne, _sb._ wain, cart, Prompt., G; waines, _pl._, S.—AS. _wægn_: OHG.
_wagan_ (Otfrid).
Wayowre, _sb._ a wager, Prompt.; waiour, S2.—OF. _wageure_ (F.
_gageure_), from _wage_ (_gage_). See Wage.
Wayryngle, _sb._ a little villain, WA.
Wayte, _sb._ watchman, waker, spy, Prompt.; waites, _pl._, S2. See
below.
Wayten, _v._ to watch, expect, C2, S2, PP; waiten, S, S2, S3, C2, PP;
i-wayted, _pp._, S2.—AF. _wayter_, OF. _guaiter_ (Roland): OHG.
_wahten_, to watch (Otfrid).
Wayue, _v._ to send, put away, WA; wayfe, WA.—Cp. Low Lat. _wayviare_;
see Ducange (s.v. _wayf_). Cf. Weyuen.
We, _sb._ way, S2; see Wey.
Weaden, _sb. pl._ garments, S; see Wade.
Wealden, _v._ to govern, S; see Welden.
Wealdent, _sb._ ruler, S; walden, S.—AS. _wealdend_.
Wealden, _v._ to govern, rule, control, possess, S; see Welden.
Weallen, _v._ to boil, S; see Wallen.
Wear, _adj._ wary, cautious, S; see War.
Weater, _sb._ water, S; see Water.
Web, _sb._ that which is woven, S2, W2 (Job 7. 6); webbe, P; wobbys,
_pl._, S3.—AS. _webb_.
Webbare, _sb._ maker of woollen or linen cloth, Prompt.
Webbe, _sb._ a weaver, Bardsley, CM, C; a female weaver, P.
Webster, _sb._ a female weaver, Voc.; _textor_, Voc.; webstere,
_textor_, Voc., W2 (Job 7. 6); websteris, _pl._, S2.—AS. _webbestre_.
Wecche, _sb._ vigil, watch, S; see Wacche.
Wed, _sb._ a pledge, W2; wedde, P; _dat._, S, S3, C. _Comb._: wed-lac,
wedlock, S; wedlak, S; wedlock, C2; wedlackes, _gen._, S; wedlakes,
S.—AS. _wedd_: Goth. _wadi_. Cf. Wage.
Wedden, _v._ to engage by a pledge, to marry, S, C; i-weddet, _pp._, S;
y-wedde, S; y-wedded, C2.—AS. _weddian_, to pledge.