Wemmen, v. to stain, blemish, SD.—­AS. wemman:  Goth. (ana)_wammjan_.

Wenche, sb. a girl, maiden, maid-servant, S2, C2, WA, Prompt., SkD; wench, B, S2, WW.

Wenchel, sb. an infant (boy or girl), SkD (s. v. wench).—­AS. wencel, weak, tottery; cp.  OHG. wankA cubedn, to totter (Otfrid).  See Wankel.

Wenden, v. to turn (act.), to turn oneself, to turn, to go, depart, S, S2, C2; went, S3; wend, imp. s., S; went, S; pr. s., turns (act.), S; wend, pl., C2; wende, pt. s., S, S2; wend, H (Ps. 9. 28); wente, S, S2, C2; wenden, pl., S; wenten, S; wente hym, turned him (reflex.), S3, C3; went, pp., S, S2, C2, C3; wente, W; iwent, S; iwente, S. Der.:  wendynge, departure, H.—­AS. wendan, pt. wende:  Goth. wandjan, causal of windan.  See Winden.

Wenen, v. to ween, suppose, S, S2, C2, C3, PP; weene, PP, S3; wanst, 2 pr. s., S; wende, pt. s., S, S3, C2, PP; wente, pp., S3; wend, C2.—­AS. wA(C)nan, (pt. wA(C)nde):  Goth. we*njan, from we*ns, hope; cp.  OS. wAinian, OHG. wAinen (Tatian).

Wenen, v. to disaccustom, to wean, ablacto, Prompt., W2, H.—­AS. Ai-wenian, to disaccustom, to wean (VP.  Ps. 130. 2), cp. wenian (wennan), to accustom, Icel. venja:  Goth. wanjan_; cp.  Icel. _vanr_, accustomed.

Wenge, sb. wing, PP, Cath.; wenges, pl., S2, S3; winges, C2; whynges, S2; wengis, W2; wyngis, W2; wengen, dat., S. Der.:  wenged, winged, C.—­Icel. vengr.

Went, sb. passage, road, pathway; wente, dat., CM.

Weod, sb. weed, S; see Weed.

Weole, sb. weal, S, S2, PP; see Wele.

Weoli, adj. powerful, S.—­AS. welig, rich.  See Wele.

Weorc, sb. work, S; see Werk.

Weored, sb. a host, cohort; weordes, pl., S; wordes, S.—­AS. weorod:  OS. werod.

Weoren, pt. pl. were, S; see Was.

Weorld, sb. world, S; see Werld.

Weorren, v. to war, S.—­AS. werrian (uerrien in Chron. ann. 1135).

Wepe, sb. weeping, S2; wep, S.

Wepen, v. to weep, S, P, C3; weopen, S; wep, pt. s., S, S2, C; weep, C2, C3; wepe, P; weop, S; wepen, pl., S; wepte, pt. s., C3; wepten, pl., P; wopen, pp., C2.—­AS. wA(C)pan (pt. wA(C)op):  OS. wA cubedpian, Goth, wopjan.  See Wop.