Wile, sb. a while, S; see While.

Wilk, pron. which, S2; see Which.

Will, adj. at a loss, astray, bewildered, B, S2; wil, H; vill, B; wille, adv., S. Phr.:  will of red, at a loss in counsel, B; will of wane, at a loss in thought, B; will of wan, S2; vill of vayn, S2.—­Icel. villr (for wildr), wild.

Wille, 1 pr. s. will, S, S2; wel, S2; wule, S; wulle, S; wile, pr. s., S, S2; wole, S; wol, S2, C2; wult, 2 pr. s., S; wolt, S, S2, C2; willen, pl., S; willeA deg., S; wulleA deg., S; wulle, S; wilen, S; wiln, G; wolleA deg., S; wole, C2; woln, C. Comb.:  ichulle (ich + wulle), S; ich chulle, S; ich chule, S; wiltu (wilt + A deg.u), S; wilte, S; woltow, C, PP.—­AS. wille, 1 and 3 pr. s., wilt, 2 pr. s.  See Wolde.

Wille, sb. will, joy, pleasure, S, S2, C2, PP; wylle, PP; willes, gen. as adv. willingly, S; willeliche, adv., willingly, S. Comb.:  willesful, wilful, S; willesfol, S2; wylles uol, S2; wylsfully, wilfully, S2. Phr.:  mid guode wylle, willingly, S2; in good wille, anxious, G.—­AS. willa:  Goth. wilja.  Cf. Wil.

Willing, sb. desire, C2.

Wilnen, v. to desire, S, S2, S3, C, C2, W, P; wilnien, S; wylny, S2. Der.:  wylnynge, desire, S2.—­AS. wilnian.

Wilwe, sb. willow-tree, C, Prompt.—­AS. welig (Voc.).

Wimman, sb. woman, S; see Wif.

Wimpel, sb. a nun’s veil, S; wympel, C. Comb.:  wimpel-leas, wimple-less, S.—­Icel. vimpill; cp.  AF. guimple.

Wimplin, v. to cover with a wimple, S; y-wimpled, pp., C; i-wimplet, S; y-wympled, C.

Wimplunge, sb. wimpling, S; wim-*lunge, dat., S.

Winden, v. to wind, twist, turn; wynde, PP; wand, pt. s., SD; wonden, pl., P; wounden, PP; wunden, pp., S; wounden, S; wounde, PP; y-wounden, PP.—­AS. windan, pt. wand (pl. wundon), pp. wunden.

Wine, sb. friend; wines, pl., S. Comb.:  wine-maies, kinsmen, S.—­AS. wine, wine-*mA|*g.

Winne, sb. joy, S; wynne, HD (p. 933); wunne, S, S2; win, S. Der.:  winli, pleasant, S2; winsom, S2.—­AS. wynn.