Welde, sb. weld, dyer’s weed, Prompt., CM, SkD; wolde, Prompt.; wald, JD.—­Cp.  Low Lat. gualdum (Ducange).  Cf Gaude.  ’Weld, Reseda luteola, Genista tinctoria,’ Britten (Plant-names).

Welden, v. to have power over, govern, possess, SD (s. v. walden); wealden, S; wolde, S; wald, pr. s., S; wolde, pt. subj., SD.—­AS. wealdan, pt. wA(C)old, pp. wealden.

Welden, v. to wield, possess, S, S2, W2; weld, S3; welt, pt. s., S2; welte, C2; welde, C2; walt, S2; welded, C2; weldide, established, W2; weldiden, pl., obtained, W2.—­AS. (ge)weldan.

Weldere, sb. possessor, W2.

Weldynge, sb. possession, H.

Wele, sb. weal, prosperity, S, S2, S3, C2, PP; weole, S, S2, PP; welle, PP; well, PP; weolen, pl., benefits, S. Comb.:  weleful, blessed, joyous, S; weoleful, S; welful, S2, C3; welefully, prosperously, W.—­AS. wela, weola.

Welewen, v. to fade, to become yellow, W, HD; welwen, S2; welyen, S2; welowe, Cath., HD; wilowe, H (Ps. 72. 17); walows, pr. s., WA; wellowd, pp., Cath.—­AS. wealowian (Bosworth).

Welk, pt. s. walked; see Walken.

Welken, v. to fade, wither, Prompt., S, S2, S3, C3, H, HD; wealked, pp., S3,—­Cp.  Du. welken.

Welkene, sb. welkin, sky, PP; welken, WA; welkne, C2, HD; weolcne, S; wolcne, S.—­AS. wolcnu, pl. of wolcen, cloud, OS. wolkan.

Welle, sb. spring, fountain, S, C2, S2; well, S3; wel, S; weeles, pl. (= Lat. torrentes), S2. Comb.:  welsprung, wellspring, S.—­AS. wella, also well, wyll, from weallan, to boil up.  See Wallen.

Wellen, v. to well, S2, PP.—­AS. wellan, wyllan.

Wellen, v. to weld; fundo, Prompt.; wellid, pp., W2. Comb.:  wellyng-place, a smelting-place (= Lat. conflatorium), W2.—­Cp.  Swed. vAlla, to weld.

Welt, pt. s. overturned; see Walten.

WelA deg.e, sb. wealth, riches, S, PP; weolthe, PP.  See Wele.

Welwen, v. to fade, S2; see Welewen.

Wem, sb. spot, blemish, S2, PP, C2, W, W2, H; wemme, Prompt., W; wembe, H. Comb.:  wemles, spotless, S2, WA; wemmeles, S2; wemmelees, C3—­AS. wamm, Goth. wamm, OS. wam, crime, wickedness.