A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language / From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300

Twom. See Two

Tyffen, v. a. == adorn. Alys. 4109. Manuel des Pecches, 3204, 3208. ON. typpa.

Tyfyng, sb. == ornament. Manuel des Pecches, 3242

Tyrant, sb. RG. 389. pl. ‘tyranne.’ Alys. 7499

U.

Uncouth, adj. == unknown. Alys. 5993; == unknowing in an act, sense. Wright’s L. P. p. 103? AS. uncúð

Uncunning, sb. 1024 B.

Under, prep. RG. 480; ‘under that’ == until. RG. 451

—— v. a. == put under. Ps. xvii. 48

Under, sb. See Undern

Underandnes, sb. == harmlessness. Ps. vii. 9. AS. derian

Underdo, v. a. == cheat. K. Horn, 1471

Underfang, v. a. == take up. RG. 371; pret. ‘underfong’

—— == understand. HD. 115

—— == elect. RG. 447

—— == receive, acknowledge. RG. 461. Wright’s L. P. p. 59

Underfind, v. a. == discover. Wright’s L. P. p. 45

Underfoot. 2031 B.

Underganging, sb. == humiliation. Ps. xl. 10

Undergo, v. a. == make to go under. Ps. xvi. 13

Underhand, == under one’s hand, in one’s power. RG. 141

Underlay, v. a. == put under. Ps. viii. 8

Underlout, v. n. == bow to. Ps. lix. 10; xxxvi. 7. AS. underlútan

Undern, sb. == third hour of the day, or 9 A.M. 2482 B.; [under]. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. undern. MG. undaurns

Undernime, v. a. == take up. Body and Soul, 111

Understand, v. a. RG. 386; ‘Thu nart understonde’ == thou dost not understand. RG. 453

—— v. n. RG. 78; ‘To understonde hym’ == ‘suggest to himself or devise.’ RG. 431

Understanding, sb. Ps. cx. 10; cxviii. 73

Underthewe, v. a. == subdue. Alys. 1406. AS. under þeowan

Underwit, v. a. == understand; pret. ‘underwat.’ O. and N. 1089

Underȝete, v. a. == understand. RG. 401; perceive, discover. RG. 165. AS. under-gitan

Undeserved, adj. RG. 54

Undo, v. a. == destroy. RG. 384, 477

—— == open. Wright’s L. P. pp. 58, 71

Undreh, == intolerable? Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. dreogan

Uneasily, adv. 2252 B.

Uneasy, adj. 1482 B.

Uneaten, adj. [un-y-ete]. 296 β

Unelde, sb. == extreme old age. Ps. lxx. 18

Unele, sb. == sickness. RG. 377. AS. unhǽlu

—— == wickedness. RG. 384

—— adj. == evil. RG. 428

—— v. n. == become sick. RG. 349

Unfain, adj. Rel. Ant. i. 113

Unfast, adj. == insecure. Ps. xvii. 27

Unfele, adj. == evil. O. and N. 1379. See ‘unfæle’ in Gloss, to Laȝ.

Unfest, adj. == insecure. Ps. xxv. 1; xxvi. 2

Unfestand, adj. == insecure. Ps. ix. 4

Unfete, adj. == not feat, not good. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. Fr. faiteis

Unfiled, adj. == undefiled. Ps. xvii. 31

Unfillandlike, adj. == insatiable. Ps. c. 5

Unforholde, adj. == unrewarded. M. Ode, st. 30. AS. unforgolden

Unfree, adj. == niggardly, illiberal. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191

Unfulmaking, sb. == imperfection. Ps. cxxxviii. 16

Ungirt, part. RG. 526

Unglad, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 29

Ungood, adj. O. and N. 129. Ps. i. 1

Ungreithe, Ungreithed, adj. == unready. Wright’s L. P. p. 99. 2241 B.

Ungrete, sb. == smallness. O. and N. 752

Unhallowed, adj. RG. 349

Unhealth, sb. M. Ode, st. 96, 8

Unhele, v. a. == uncover. Ps. xxviii. 9. AS. unhélan

Unhendly, adv. RG. 412

Unholde, adj. == unpleasant. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. unhold

Unhonest, adj. == foul, indecent. Alys. 6472

Unhooded, adj. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 126

—— == lay, a layman. O. and N. 1176

Unhosed, adj. RG. 526

Unicorn, sb. Alys. 6710. Ps. xxviii. 6

Unisome, adj. == disunited. O. and N. 1520

Uniune, sb. == pearl. Cok. 87. Lat. unio

Unker, == of us two. See I

Unkevel, v. a. == uncover. HD. 601

Unkindly, adv. == against nature or kind. HD. 1250

—— == cruelly. 1540 B.

Unkindness, sb. RG. 31

Unkunde, adj. == not legitimate (of a king). RG. 423

Unkundede, sb. == unkindness. RG. 479

Unlast, v. n. == not to last. Ps. lxxxix. 6

Unlaw, v. a. == outlaw. RG. 473. 602 B.

Unlawfully, adv. Wright’s L. P. p. 53

Unlede, adj. == wicked. O. and N. 974. AS. unlǽd

Unlength, sb. == want of length. O. and N. 752

Unliche, adv. == only. Alys. 69

Unlike, adj. O. and N. 804

Unlovesome, adj. Alys. 6423

Unlust, sb. == misery, want of pleasure. Body and Soul, 95

Unmade, adj. Creed of St Athan. 31

Unmarried, adj. RG. 31

Unmeek, adj. Ps. iv. 3

Unmeet, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 23

Unmerry, adj. [unmurie]. O. and N. 346

Unmethe, sb. == want of moderation. O. and N. 352. AS. unmæte

Unmight, sb. == weakness. 1443 B.

Unmighty, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 22

Unmild, adj. O. and N. 61; 1497 B.

Unnait, adj. == vain, useless. Ps. ii. 1. AS. unnet

Unnaitlike, adv. == vainly. Ps. xxxviii. 12

Unnaitnes, sb. == vanity. Ps. xl. 7

Unne, v. a. == love. Wright’s L. P. p. 40. ON. unna

Unne, v. n. == grant, allow. M. Ode, 158; 1 s. pres. ‘an.’ O. and N. 1737. AS. unnan

Unnethe, adv. == scarcely. RG. 377, 491

Unnoteful, adj. == useless. Ps. lii. 4

Unorn, adj. == rude. K. Horn, 328. AS. unórne, unórnlíc

Unornelske, adv. == rudely. HD. 1941

Unpared, adj. Pilate, 232

Unplye, v. a. == unfold. Alys. 3000

Unquert, sb. == sorrow. Ps. xxx. 13. See Quert

—— adj. == sorrowful. Ps. x. 3

Unred, sb. == want of wisdom. O. and N. 161. AS. unrǽd

Unreken, adj. == disorderly, bad. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. ungerec

Unride, adj. == large. HD. 964; unwieldy. HD. 1795; deep, or wide (of a wound). HD. 1981, 2673; numerous. HD. 2947. AS. ungerýdu

Unright, sb. RG. 375, 417

—— adj. 330 B.

Unrighteous, adj. Ps. v. 6

Unrighteousness, sb. Ps. xxxvi. 7

Unrightfulness, sb. O. and N. 1740

Unripe, adj. O. and N. 320

Unroned, adj. == desolate. Ps. lxxviii. 7. See Rone

Unroningness, sb. == desolation. Ps. lxxii. 18

Unryde, v. n. == make incursion, attack. Manuel des Pecches, v. 904. AS. onrídan

Unsaht, adj. == unreconciled. Wright’s L. P. p. 42. AS. unsæht

Unseemly, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 31

Unsele, adj. == miserable, bad. O. and N. 1002. AS. unsǽl

Unselines, sb. == misery. Ps. xiii. 3

Unselthe, sb. == misfortune. M. Ode, st. 96. O. and N. 1261

Unsete, adj. == not good, or right. Wright’s L. P. pp. 23, 31. AS. unsidu

Unsewed, part. Pilate, 169

Unshapen, adj. == uncreated. Creed of St Athan. 23

Unshent, adj. == unpunished. Manuel des Pecches, 2733

Unshrined, adj. RG. 518

Unshut, adj. Alys. 2767

Unsithe, sb. == misfortune. O. and N. 1162. AS. unsið

Unsode, adj. == unsodden, unboiled. O. and N. 1005

Unspeedy, adj. Ps. lxxxviii. 35

Unspring, v. n. == open? Alys. 2902

Unspurn, v. a. == kick open. K. Horn, 1106

Unstable, adj. RG. 510

Unsteadfast, adj. Moral Ode, st. 122

Unstoken, part. == unfastened. Alys. 2682

Unstrength, sb. == weakness. O. and N. 151

Unstrong, adj. O. and N. 561

Unswere, v. a. == free from oppression. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 22

Unthank, sb. gen. abs. ‘unthank his’ == against his will. Body and Soul, 215. Cf. ‘his thonkes,’ &c. s. v. Thonk. AS. unþanc; and see the Gloss. to Laȝamon and the Ormulum, s. v. Unthanc

Untheand, adj. == disobedient. Rel. S. vi. 9. AS. þewian

Unthenfol, adj. == unthankful. Pol. S. 159

Unthewe, sb. == bad manners, vice. Wright’s L. P. p. 73. O. and N. 194. AS. unþeáw

Untholandlik, adj. == unendurable. Ps. cxxiii. 5. AS. þólian

Untid, sb. == unfitness, that which is unseasonable, or wrong. Body and Soul, 43. AS. untíd

Untie, v. n. == become untied [untuen]. Wright’s L. P. p. 101

Untilled, adj. RG. 372

Untime, sb. == wrong time. Manuel des Pecches, 2965

Untiȝth, sb. == lit. want of discipline; hence wrong, wickedness. Body and Soul, 107. AS. tyht

Untoun, adj. == lit. ‘not suited to the town;’ hence, rude, uncivil. Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Untrue, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 32

Untrueness, sb. == wickedness. M. Ode, 135

Unused, adj. RG. 214

Unwarned, adj. == undefended. RG. 51

Unwate, sb. == misfortune. O. and N. 1265, 1196. AS. hwatu, auguries; hence, unhwatu, bad auguries, misfortune

Unwater, v. a. == give out water. Ps. lxxvii. 20

Unwatery, adj. Ps. lxii. 3

Unwelde, sb. == weakness. Ps. lxx. 9

Unwemmed, adj. == unspotted, undefiled. Ps. xviii. 8

Unwight, sb. == wretch. O. and N. 33, 218

Unwill, adj. == desirable. O. and N. 347. AS. onwill

Unwill, adj. == unpleasant. O. and N. 422. AS. unwilla

Unwisdom, sb. Ps. xxi. 3; lxviii. 6

Unwise, adj. Wright’s L. P. p. 101. Pol. S. 153

Unwitandnes, sb. == ignorance. Ps. xxiv. 7

Unworshiply, adv. Manuel des Pecches, 980

Unworth, sb. 654 B.

—— adj. 653 B.

Unworthy, adj. RG. 412. O. and N. 339

Unwraste, adj. == weak, wicked. Wright’s L. P. p. 37. Alys. 878; [unwerste]. O. and N. 178. AS. unwrest. ON. hres, spirited; óhres, languid, weak. See the Gloss. to Laȝamon and the Ormulum, s. v.

Unwre, v. a. == discover. RG. 508. See Unwreon

Unwrench, sb. == trick, evil design. O. and N. 169. Rel. S. v. 94. AS. unwrenc

Unwreon, v. a. == unfold. Alys. 336; part. ‘unwreȝe.’ O. and N. 846

Unwrought [unwroȝten], adj. == undone, destroyed. O. and N. 162

Unwunne, sb. == sorrow. Wright’s L. P. p. 47

Up, == upon; prep. RG. 321, 437

—— adv. RG. 143

Upbear, v. a. Alys. 5163; part. ‘upborn.’ Ps. cxxx. 1

Upbraid, v. a. 1784 B.

Upbraiding, sb. Ps. xxxviii. 9

Updraw, v. a. Alys. 2633

Upe. See Upon

Upfeng, v. a. == take up; pret. ‘upfang.’ Ps. cxvii. 13

Upheave, v. a. == lift up. Ps. iii. 4; part. ‘uphoven.’ Ps. lxxiv. 11

—— v. n. == rise. Ps. vii. 7

Upland, sb. Manuel des Pecches, 1318

Uplift, v. a. Ps. lxxxvii. 16

Upon, prep. Wright’s L. P. p. 26; [upe]. RG. 505, 506

Upperest, adj. Alys. 7068

Uprear, v. a. Ps. cxliv. 14

Uprise, v. n. Ps. vii. 7; pret. ‘upras.’ Ps. cxxxviii. 18; part. ‘uprisynde.’ Alys. 2270

Uprising, sb. RG. 379. F. and P. 6

Upstand, v. n. == stand up. Ps. ii. 2

Upsteghing, sb. Ps. ciii. 3

Upstie, v. n. == go up. pret. ‘upstegh.’ Creed of St Athan. 75

Uptake, v. a. RG. 387; pret. ‘uptoke.’ Ps. xxvi. 10

Upward, adv. RG. 321

Urling, sb. == edge. Ps. cxxxii. 2. Fr. orle. Ital. orlo

Urne, v. n. == run. O. and N. 638; pret. ‘ourne.’ RG. 405; ‘orn.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 58; part. ‘urmynde,’ a mistake for ‘urnynge.’ RG. 402; ‘y-eornd.’ Alys. 4357. AS. yrnan

Usage, sb. == custom. Alys. 4211. RG. 191

Use, v. a. Alys. 5256; part. ‘y-used.’ 476 B.

Usurer, sb. Manuel des Pecches, 2453

Ute, adv. == let us; used with verbs. M. Ode, st. 168. AS. ute

Utenlad, sb. == a foreigner. HD. 2153. AS. utlænd

Uthalve, adv. == on the outer part. O. and N. 110

Uthest, sb. == outcry. O. and N. 1696

Utschute, sb. == outbreak, excess. O. and N. 1466. AS. útscyte

Utterest, adj. == uttermost. Ps. cxxxiv. 7

Uvel. See Evil

Uȝten, sb. == morning, the dawn. K. Horn, 1424. AS. uhta

Uȝtening, sb. == the dawn. Ps. c. 8; lxxii. 14

V

Vavassor, sb. == a subtenant of a fief, or tenant paravail, who held of a mesne lord. Alys. 3827. Ducange derives it from vassus vassorum

Vawe, == fain, q. v.

Vaȝt, ‘vor vaȝt;’ probably a mistake for ‘vor naȝt,’ or ‘vor noȝt.’ RG. 253

Vein, sb. RG. 28. Alys. 2414

Veir, adv. == truly. Alys. 1001, 5676; ‘in veire.’ Alys. 5679

Velasour, sb. A corruption of ‘valvassor,’ another form of ‘vavassor.’ Alys. 3305

Vengeance, sb. RG. 333, 429

Venison, sb. RG. 243. Alys. 6353

Venom, sb. RG. 43, 106. Fr. venin. Lat. venenum

—— adj. == envenomed. Alys. 2860

Venomed, part. [i-wenemyd], Legend of St Patrick, in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 17

Venomous, adj. 440 B.

Veolthe, == filth, q. v.

Verade, sb. == a multitude. K. Horn, 172. AS. werod

Verament, adv. == truly. Alys. 1346

Verdict, sb. RG. 141

Verger, sb. == orchard. Alys. 1938. Fr. vergier, from ‘vert’

Vermin, sb. Alys. 6128

Verse, sb. 219 β

Verss, == fresh, q. v.

Vert, v. n. == go to harbour among fern, said of a buck. Ritson’s AS. iii. 8. Fr. vert?

Vestment, sb. 954 B.

Vetuse, adj. == old. Alys. 7948. Lat. vetus

Vice, sb. RG. 195

Victual, sb. [vitaile]. Alys. 5817

Vie, sb. == life. Marg. 1

Vie, v. n. == succeed, do well. Fr. Sci. 319; 658 B. Fr. voie, avoier, to excite, irritate; hence, challenge; and lastly, to succeed in a contest. See Burguy, s. v. Voie

Vigorous, adj. Alys. 6923

Vigour, sb. == strength. Alys. 1431. Lat. vigor

Vigour, sb. == idol. See Figure

Vile, adj. RG. 435, 506; comp. ‘vylloker’ == viler. 2500 B.

—— v. a. == make vile. part. ‘yviled.’ RG. 435

Vilely, adv. RG. 435, 519

Villany, sb. RG. 536, 547

Vilte, sb. == vileness. RG. 519

Vine, sb. Manuel des Pecches, 884

Vintner, sb. RG. 542

Vintry, sb. RG. 542

Violence, sb. 924 B.

Virgin, sb. 2342 B.

Virgin, adj. == pure. Alys. 334

Virst. See Thirst

Virtue, sb. RG. 86

Virtuous, adj. == valorous. Alys. 2408; great, powerful. Ibid. 5244

Vis, sb. == visage. Alys. 267, 5954

Visage, sb. Alys. 6425

Vision, sb. RG. 363, 428

Visitation, sb. Manuel des Pecches, 2103

Voice, sb. RG. 283

Void, v. a. == empty. Alys. 373

Vorsuolwe, == swallow. See Forswallow

Vouchsafe, v. a. == vouch a person safe. Pol. S. 199

Vow, v. n. Manuel des Pecches, 2806

Vow, sb. RG. 477

Vowel, sb. Rel. Ant. ii. 174

Vowson. See Advowson

Voyage, sb. RG. 392

Vyen, part. == fixed. Fragm. apud Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 21. AS. fégan

Vygour. See Figure

Vyssare, == fisher, q. v.

Vysseth, sb. == fishing. RG. 264

W.

Walken, == welkin, q. v.

Walker, sb. == a fuller, or whitener of cloth. 1135 B. AS. wealcere. Ital. gualcare, to full

Wall, sb. RG. 549, 555

—— v. a. Alys. 2658

Walled, adj. Alys. 6068

Wallyng, == boiling. See Well, vb.

Wan, adj. == pale. Wright’s L. P. p. 93; [won]. Ibid. p. 28. AS. wonn, wan

Wand, sb. RG. 290. ON. vöndr

Wander, v. n. Pol. S. 240

Wandreth, sb. [wondred] == sorrow. Pol. S. 150. ON. vandrædi

Wane, v. n. Ps. ix. 7. AS. wanian

Wane, sb. == want. M. Ode, 179; [wone]. Wright’s L. P. p. 30. AS. wana

Wanene. See When and Whence

Wanhope, sb. == despair, want of hope. RG. 323

Want, v. n. == wish? RG. 468

Want, v. n. == be wanting. pret. ‘wondede.’ Ps. xxii. 1

Want, v. a. == be without, lack. Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. wana, a deficiency

War, sb. RG. 374

—— v. n. == [worry], make war. RG. 370; pret. ‘werrede.’ RG. 77

—— v. a. == war against a person or thing. pret. ‘worrede.’ RG. 371, 70; part. ‘ywerred.’ RG. 3; ‘iworred.’ Ibid.

Ward, sb. == guard. RG. 461

—— == division of an army. Alys. 1996

—— v. a. RG. 41, 491

Warden, sb. RG. 314, 436

Ware, sb. == wares. HD. 52; reward. Pol. S. 192. AS. wáru

Ware, sb. == thing, affair. Moral Ode, st. 32 (Hickes); but the Egerton MS. st. 34, reads ‘gare,’ i. e. gear

Ware, a collective term, ‘watres ware.’ Ps. xvii. 16; ‘windes ware.’ Ibid. v. 11; probably the AS. ware

Ware, sb. == spring. Ps. lxxiii. 17. Lat. ver. O. Engl. veer

Ware, adj. Wright’s L. P. pp. 30, 103; [yware]. RG. 388; [iwarte]. O. and N. 1219. AS. wǽr

Warentment, sb. == military apparel. Alys. 7943. Fr. garnement

Wariness, sb. [iwarness]. O. and N. 1226

Waring, sb. == price. Ps. xliii. 13

Warison, sb. == reward. Alys. 2512. Fr. guérison

Warn, v. a. == advise a person. HD. 2834. AS. warnian

Warn, v. a. == refuse a thing to a person. RG. 367, 550

—— == hinder. 1274 B.

Warned, adj. == defended, said of a city. Ps. xxx. 22; fortified. Ps. cvii. 11

Warnesture, sb. == garrison. RG. 94

Warrant, v. a. == insure safety to a person, keep harmless. Alys. 2132

Warp, v. a. == throw. HD. 1061; 3 s. pres. ‘werth.’ HD. 1176; place [worp]. O. and N. 596; pret. ‘warp.’ O. and N. 45

—— == strike. part. ‘iworpe.’ O. and N. 1119. AS. weorpan

Warring, sb. == fighting. Alys. 6095

Warring, sb. == cursing. Manuel des Pecches, 1289

Warrior, sb. Alys. 1461

Warye, v. a. == curse. See Werien

Warȝtreo, sb. == cursed tree, gibbet. 2233 B. AS. werg, accursed

Was. See Be

Was, == whose. See Who

Wash, v. a. RG. 435; [whosshe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 70; pret. ‘wosh.’ 273 β; ‘wesche.’ Ps. lxxii. 13

Wassail, sb. RG. 117

—— v. n. HD. 2098

Waste, sb. == reckless spending. RG. 376

—— == wilderness. Alys. 7121

—— v. a. RG. 136

Wastel, sb. == cake of fine flour. HD. 779

Wasteyn, sb. == wilderness. Manuel des Pecches, 1767

Wate, sb. == luck, hap, that which is foretold. RG. 31, 411. AS. hwatu, divination

Water, sb. RG. 371, 402

—— v. a. Ps. lxxvii. 15

Watercress, sb. Alys. 5767

Waterdog, sb. Alys. 5771

Waterless, adj. Ps. cvi. 25

Wathe, sb. == torment. Ps. cxiv. 3. AS. wíte

Watloker, == much rather. See Whatloker.

Wave, sb. 525 β; [wawe]. Alys. 5018. AS. wǽg, wáðuma

Wawe, v. a. == move. RG. 207. Alys. 2634. AS. wegan, wágian

Wawe, v. n. == wag, q. v.

Wawing, sb. == motion. Fr. Sci. 385

Wax, sb. Pol. S. 151. AS. weax

Wax, v. n. RG. 9, 442; part. ‘ywox.’ RG. 412. AS. weaxan

Waxing, sb. Fr. Sci. 335

Way, sb. == road. RG. 7, 391; ‘to fly his way.’ O. and N. 308. ‘Do way,’ an expression like our ‘Get along with you.’ Alys. 7646; pl. ‘weyre.’ Body and Soul, 63

Way, sb. == mass? Ritson’s AS. viii. 31. AS. wæcg

Wayle, sb. == a girl. Wright’s L. P. p. 38. AS. wylen

Waynoun, a proper name? Wright’s L. P. p. 47

Wayte, sb. See Wait

Wayteglede, == watch-the-fire, i. e. one who sits in the chimney corner, poking over the fire? Wright’s L. P. p. 47. Cf. the Norse phrase Kólbitr; and see the Introduction to Dasent’s Popular Tales from the Norse, pp. lxxx-lxxxii. 1st Edit.

We. See Woe

We. See I

We. See With

Weak, adj. HD. 1012

Weal, sb. 1277 B.

Wealth, sb. Ps. lxxii. 12

Weapon, sb. HD. 1436. O. and N. 1367

Wear, v. a. RG. 390; pret, ‘werede.’ RG. 434

Weariness, sb. RG. 240

Weary, adj. RG. 19

Weather, sb. RG. 560

Web, sb. Fr. Sci. 315

Webbe, sb. == weaver. Pol. S. 188

Wed, sb. == pledge. Pol. S. 151. Wright’s L. P. p. 110. RG. 393. AS. wed

Wed, v. a. == marry. RG. 295, 439; said of the priest who marries two persons. Pol. S. 159. AS. weddian, wed

Wedbreak, sb. == adulterer. Ps. xlix. 18

Wedding, sb. St Lucy, 88. Manuel des Pecches, 1712

Wede, vb. == wade, go. See Wade

Wedlock, sb. Marg. 11

Wednesday. RG. 509

Wee. See Woe

Weed, sb. == garment. RG. 560. AS. wǽd

Weed, sb. == herb. Alys. 796. AS. weód

Week, sb. RG. 113; pl. ‘wouke.’ RG. 387. AS. weoc

Weeles. See Well, sb.

Ween, v. n. == think. RG. 369. O. and N. 237. 2 s. pres. ‘wanst.’ O. and N. 1642. AS. wénan

—— v. a. == impute. Ps. xxxi. 2

Weep, v. n. RG. 420; [wyppen]. O. and N. 1064

Weeping, sb. RG. 405. Wright’s L. P. p. 30; [wyping]. Ibid. p. 85

Wef, sb. == whiff or scent. Body and Soul, 56. AS. wiffan

Weight, sb. == a measure, weight. Ps. lxi. 10. AS. wæg

Weir, sb. Ps. cxiii. 8; [wore]. Wright’s L. P. p. 28. AS. wǽr

Welaway, interj. 1179 B.

Welcome, adj. RG. 508

—— v. a. 473 B.

Welde. See Wield

Welk, v. n. == fade, become pale. Ps. lxxxix. 6. See Weolewe

Welkin, sb. == the sky. Wright’s L. P. p. 114; [walken]. Alys. 5799. Ps. cl. 1; dat. s. ‘weoluce.’ O. and N. 1680. AS. welcn, wolcen

Well, adj. == good. 89 B.

—— adv. RG. 375. O. and N. 31

—— == rightly. Rel. S. i. 20

Well, sb. (of water). RG. 1. Wright’s L. P. p. 94; pl. ‘weeles.’ Ps. xvii. 5. AS. well, wyl

Well, v. n. == boil, well up. Wright’s L. P. p. 40; [walle]. RG. 28; pret. ‘wal.’ Body and Soul, 218; part. ‘wallyng.’ Alys. 1622. AS. weallan

—— v. a. == boil. Marg. 60

Wellnigh, adv. == almost. O. and N. 44

Wellquemand, part. == pleasing. Ps. xci. 15

Wellqueme, sb. == pleasure. Ps. lxxxviii. 18; cv. 4

Wellquemeness, sb. == pleasingness. Ps. cxl. 5

Wellset, v. a. Ps. civ. 9; cxi. 5

Wellsetting, sb. Ps. cxviii. 91

Welly, adv. == kindly. Ps. l. 20

Wem, sb. == a spot or scar. RG. 336. St Kath. 151. AS. wem, womm

Wem, v. a. == to defile, corrupt. Ps. lxxxviii. 35; [wemmy]. RG. 206; part. ‘wemmed.’ Ps. xv. 10. AS. wemman

Wemed, adj. ‘prout wemod’ == with a proud stomach. Fr. Sci. 285. ‘Wem’ is still used for ‘womb’ in the North of England. AS. wamb

Wemless, adj. == spotless. Creed of St Athan. 6. Ps. xiv. 2

Wemmand, sb. == sinner. Ps. cxviii. 158

Wemmedness, sb. Ps. c. 3

Wemming, sb. RG. 336

Wemmy, v. a. == defile. See Wem, vb.

Wench, sb. Cok. 139. Ps. lxvii. 26. AS. wencle. See Gloss. to Orm. s. v. wenchell

Wend, v. n. == go. RG. 8. AS. wendan

—— == turn (as in bed). Wright’s L. P. p. 28

—— v. a. == turn. HD. 2138; change. Wright’s L. P. p. 91

Wending, sb. == departure. Alys. 920

Wene, adj. == frequent, rife? Pol. S. 150. AS. wune, custom. Dut. wennen

Weole, sb. == wealth. Pol. S. 156. AS. weola

—— == happiness? Wright’s L. P. p. 44

Weolewe, v. n. == fade, become pale. Wright’s L. P. p. 50. AS. wealwian

Wepmon, sb. == man. Pol. S. 153. O. and N. 1377. AS. wæpman

Were. See Be

Were, v. a. == defend. HD. 2298. Alys. 5836; [werye]. Alys. 3533. AS. werian. Germ. wehren

Were, sb. == man, husband. O. and N. 1339. AS. wer

Werewed, part. == worried, killed? HD. 1915

Werien, v. a. == curse. O. and N. 1172; [werre]. Manuel des Pecches, 1291; [warye]. Id. 1292. AS. werigan

Werth, == throweth. See Warp

Weryying, sb. == protection. Wright’s L. P. p. 75. Ps. xxi. 20; [weryng]. Alys. 2798. AS. werian

West. RG. 544

West, vb. == shows? Alys. 238. AS. wísian

Westerness, sb. == the West country. K. Horn, 949

Westward, adv. RG. 20

Wet, sb. Fr. Sci. 136. AS. wæt

—— v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 31; pret. ‘watte.’ RG. 322; part. ‘wet.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 30

—— v. n. == become wet. Wright’s L. P. p. 36

—— adj. [wete]. Wright’s L. P. p. 85

Wete, v. n. == weep. Wright’s L. P. p. 84

Wether, sb. Ps. lxiv. 14. RG. 52. AS. weðer

Weve, v. a. == make to go, cut off; part. ‘weved,’ ‘yweved.’ Alys. 3839, 3807

Weve, v. n. == go, move. RG. 64. Another form of ‘wawe,’ ‘wave,’ ‘wag’

Weved, sb. == altar. RG. 369, 419, 433. AS. weofod

Weye, sb. == woe, q. v.

Weȝe, v. a. == carry, O. and N. 1020. AS. wegan

Whale, sb. [hwal]. HD. 755; [qual]. HD. 753. AS. hwæl

Whalebone, sb. [whalles bone]. Wright’s L. P. p. 38

What, interr. pron. O. and N. 1438

—— rel. pron. O. and N. 1439

—— interj. O. and N. 1296

What—what, == some—some. RG. 402

Whate, adv. == quickly. Alys. 2639. AS. hwæt

Whatkin, adj. == what kind of. Ps. lv. 10

Whatloker, adj. == much rather. RG. 429, 357. 1249 B. (?) AS. hwætlíc, comp. hwætlicor

Wheat, sb. Alys. 5193. AS. hwǽte

Wheel, sb. RG. 408. AS. hweol

Whelp, sb. Ps. ciii. 21. AS. hwelp

When, adv. [wanne]. RG. 367, 378; [hwenne]. Rel. S. iv. 1; [hwanne]. O. and N. 1416; [hwan]. O. and N. 1468; [whan]. 290 β; [wane]. O. and N. 521; [wone]. O. and N. 324

Whence, adv. gen. of ‘when;’ [whonene]. O. and N. 138; [wanene]. O. and N. 1298; [whannes]. 288 β; [whethen]. Ps. cxx. 1

Where, adv. [war]. RG. 40. O. and N. 526; [whar]. 1078 B.

Whereby, adv. [warbi]. RG. 101

Wherefore, adv. 126 B.

Whereof, adv. RG. 405

Wheresoever, adv. 1389 B.

Wherethrough, adv. [war þoru]. RG. 432

Whereto, adv. 447 B. O. and N. 464

Whet, v. a. == sharpen; part. ‘y-whet.’ Alys. 6607. AS. hwettan

Whethen, == whence, q. v.

Whether, adv. RG. 16; [whar]. 67 B; ‘whether—the’ == whether—or. O. and N. 1358, 1360

—— adj. RG. 408

Whey, sb. [wei]. O. and N. 1007. AS. wæg

Which, rel. pron. RG. 472; [hwucche]. O. and N. 934; [wuch]. O. and N. 1376

—— == what. 974 B. RG. 454

While, sb. == time. O. and N. 1589

—— with the def. art. == whilst [þe wule]. RG. 377

Whilom, adv. == formerly (dat. pl. of while). Wright’s L. P. p. 87

Whine, v. n. [wonie]. O. and N. 973. AS. wánian. Dut. weynen

Whining, sb. [wonyng]. O. and N. 311

Whistle, v. n. Alys. 5348, 5263. AS. hwistlian

White, adj. RG. 2, 228; [with]. HD. 48

—— sb. == white of an egg. HD. 240

Whiten, v. a. Ps. l. 9

Whither, adv. 693 B.

Whitherward, adv. 59 B.

Who, rel. pron. [hoo]. RG. 40; [hwo]. O. and N. 1193