Wheene, adj. pl. few, B.

Whele, sb. wheel, Voc., W2; whiel, CM; whel, C; quhele, S3; hweoles, pl., S. Comb.:  quheill-rym, wheel-rim, S3.—­AS. hwA(C)ol; cp.  Gr. [Greek:  kuklos]; see Douse. p. 37.

Whele, sb. a pimple, Prompt., Voc. (790. 27); wheal, SkD; wheale, ‘pupula,’ Manip.; queale, Manip.

Whelen, v. to putrefy, Prompt.—­AS. hwelian (BT).

Whelke, sb. a pimple, Voc., Prompt., MD; whelk, Sh.; whelkes, pl., CM, C, SkD (s. v. wheal).

Whelp, sb. a whelp, dog, C2, C3, Prompt.; welp, MD; quelpe, MD; quilpe, MD; qwelpe, Voc.—­AS. hwelp.

Whene, v. to lament, MD.—­AS. hwA|*nan.  See Quain.

Whennes, adv. whence, C3, P; see Whannes.

Wher, adv. interrog. and rel. where, S, C2; whare, S2; whA|r, S; hwer, S; hwar, S; huer, S2; wer, S; war, S; quar, S2 (s.v. si-quar); quhare, S3; quuor, S. Comb.:  wheras, where, S3, C2; werbi, whereby, S; werefore, wherefore, S; hwerfore, S; warevore, S, S2; werinne, wherein, S2; huermyde, wherewith, S2; quor-of, whereof, S; whA|rswa, wheresoever, S; wherso, C2; hwarse, S; hwerse, S; warso, S2; whA|rsitt, S; quhair-to, wherefore, S3; whA|rwiA3/4A3/4, wherewith, S; wareA3/4oru, wherethrough, S2.—­AS. hwA|*r.

Wher, pron. and conj. whether of the two, whether, S2, C, C2, G, PP; where, PP; whar, S; hwere, S; wer, S2; quer, S2; quhidder, S3; whether, S; hweA deg.er, S. Comb.:  wher so, whethersoever, S; queA deg.er so, S.—­AS. hwA|A deg.er.  Cf. AuA3/4er, AiA deg.er.

Whete, sb. wheat, Voc., C3; hwete, S; wete, S; quete, S2; quet, S2.—­AS. hwA|*te:  Goth. hwaiteis.

Whethen, adv. whence, HD, H; whythyne, HD (p. 929).—­Icel. hvaA deg.an.

Whetten, v. to sharpen, CM, Prompt., S3; whA|tte, pt. s., S, MD; wette, MD. Comb.:  whet-stone, Prompt.; whestone, Prompt.; wheston, Voc.; whestones, pl., S2.—­AS. hwettan:  Icel. hvetja.  See What, adj.

Whi, adv. interrog. why, S; wi, S; wy, S; hwi, S; qui, S2.—­AS. hwA-, inst. of hwAi.  See Who.

Whicche, a chest, trunk, box; whucche, PP; whyche, Prompt.; hoche, Prompt.—­AS. hwicce; ‘Clustella, hwicce;’ Engl.  Studien, xi. 65. [Addition]