Wand, sb. a rod (= Lat. uirga), H (Ps. l09. 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-reA deg.e, sb. misery, S, HD; wandreth, peril, S2, WA; wontreaA deg.e, S; wondrede, S; wanrede, S.—­Icel. vand-rA|A deg.i, difficulty, from vandr, difficult.

Wane, sb. weening, thought, judgment, B; wan, S2; vayn, S2, B; veyn, doubt, B.—­AS. wA(C)n.  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)_wA|r_:  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.