Werke, v. to work, Prompt.; wirken, S2; werchen, S, S3, C3; wirchen, S; wurchen, S, S2; worchen, W, S2; wrohte, pt. s., S; wro3*te, S, S2; wroght, S2; wraht, S2; wrahtes, 2 pt. s., S; wrogt, pp., S; wrocht, S3; wroght, S2; wroughte, S3; i-wraht, S; i-wrouhte, S; y-wrou3*te, P; y-wroght, C2.—­AS. wyrcan, pt. worhte, pp. geworht.

Werke, sb. pain, HD.—­AS. wA|rc (Grein); cp.  Icel. verkr.

Werken, v. to ache, WA; werkyn, Prompt.; werchen, S3.—­Icel. verkja.

Werkinge, sb. aching; werkynge, H; head-ache, Prompt.; warkynge, H; werkyngis, pl., H.

Werld, sb. world, S, S2; weorld, S; woreld, S; worlde, PP; world, S; wereld, S; wurld, S; worlt, S; wordle, S2, PP; word, S2, PP; werd, WA, S2; werde, Prompt.; weorldes, gen., S; woreldes, S; wereldes, S; werldes, S; werdes, S2; wordles, pl., S2. Comb.:  weoreldliche, worldly; weorelldlike, S; worldlich, S; wurldlic, S; worltliche, S; wordliche, S; werdliche, S3; weoreldschipe, worldliness; weorelldshipess, gen., S.—­AS. weoruld:  OS. werold; cp.  OHG. weralt (Tatian).

Wermod, sb. wormwood, Voc.; wermode, SB; wormod (= Lat. absinthium), W; wormode, Voc.; wormwod, Voc.—­AS. wermA cubedd, (OET.); cp.  G. wermuth.

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

Wernard, sb. a deceiver, liar, P; wernardes, pl., P.—­OF. guernart.  See below.

Wernen, v. to refuse, PP, S, S2, G, HD; wurne, S2; warn, H, B, S2, HD; wornde, pt. s., S2.—­AS. wyrnan, to refuse (Grein); cp.  OS. wernian.  Cf. Warnin.

Werpen, v. to throw, to bring forth, S; see Warpen.

Werrayour, sb. warrior, B.—­OF. guerreier (BH).

Werre, adj. comp. worse, H, HD; were, JD; wer, B; ware, H, JD; war, JD, B; waur, JD.—­Icel. verri.

Werre, sb. war, S, C, C2, H, Cath.; worre, S2; were, H; wer, B; war, B; weir, B, S3. Der.:  werely, warlike, S3, JD.—­OF. werre (F. guerre); OHG. werra, strife, cp. gi-werri, a tumult (Otfrid).

Werreyen, v. to make war, C2; werray, H, B; warray, B.—­OF. werreier, guerroier.