Wep-man, sb. a man, a male, SD; weopmon, S; wepmen, pl., S.—­AS. wA|p-*man (Voc.), wA|*pnedman (Grein).  See below.

Wepne, sb. weapon, membrum virile, PP, S, Prompt.; wepen, C2; wapne, S; wapynnys, pl., S3, B; wapnys, B; wapen, WA.—­AS. wA|*pen: Goth, wA(C)*pna, pl. weapons; see Sievers, 17, and Cosijn, p. 41.

Wepnen, v. to arm, SD; wapnid, pp., S2; wapened, WA; wopnede, pl., S.

Wer, sb. war, B; see Werre.

Werble, sb. warble; wrablis, pl., S3.

Werblen, v. to warble (of trumpets), WA, SkD; werbelen, SkD; wrabil, to move in an undulating manner, JD.—­OF. werbler; of Teut. origin, cp.  G. wirblen, to whirl, to warble.

Werchen; see Werke, Werken.

Werd, sb. fate, destiny, S3, B; weird, S3; werA deg.e, S2; wurde, SD; werdis, pl., S3, H, B; wierde, HD, CM; wordis, H; wurA deg.es, S.—­AS. wyrd.  See Worthen.

Werd, sb. world, WA, S2; see Werld, Ward.

Were, sb. a man, husband, S. Comb.:  wer-wolf, wer-wolf, S2; werwolues, pl., S3.—­AS. wer, OS. wer; cp.  Goth, wair, Lat. uir, OIr. fer.

Were, sb. company, host, S.—­Cp.  MHG. wer, were:  OHG. warA-, see Weigand (s.v. wehr).  Cf. Ware.

Were, sb. war, H; see Werre.

Were, sb. doubt, S2; see Weir.

Wereged, pp. accursed, S; see Warien.

Wereld, sb. world, S; see World.

Weren, pt. pl. were, S; were, S; wer, S; see Was.

Werien, v. to weary, C3.  See Wery.

Werien, v. to wear, PP, S; were, S2, C2; wer, S3; werede, pt. s., C; wered, PP, C2, C3; wered, pp., C2, C3, PP; worne, spent, past, S3.—­AS. werian:  Goth. wasjan; cp.  Icel. verja, to clothe, to invest money, to spend.

Werien, v. to defend, to keep off, S; weren, S, S2, C; werede, pt. s., S2.—­AS. werian, OS. werian; cp.  OHG. werren, to defend, forbid (Otfrid), weren, to forbid (Tatian).

Werke, sb. work, a work of defence, WA; werk, S, S2, C2, Prompt.; were, S; weorc, S; worc, S2; worke, S2; warke, S3; weorkes, pl., S. Comb.:  werk-beeste, jumentum, W2.—­AS. (ge)_weorc_:  OS. werk; cp.  Icel. virki, an entrenchment.