A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Wose, sb. ooze, slime, PP, Prompt.; woose, Cath. (n); wase, alga, Cath.—­AS. wAise (SkD. s.v. ooze), and wase (OET):  OHG. waso; whence OF. wason, gason (F. gazon); see Kluge (s.v. wasen).

Wot, 1 and 3 pr. s. know, knows, S, S2; wost, 2 pr. s. knowest, S, C2; see Witen (1).

Wouke, sb. week, W; see Wike.

Wound, sb. wound, PP, C2; wund, S.—­AS. wund.

Wounden, v. to wound, S3; wowndyn, Prompt.; y-wounded, pp., S3; i-wundet, S.—­AS. wundian.

Wout, sb. a vault, Voc., HD.—­OF. voute (BH); Late Lat. uolta.

Wowe, sb. wall, paries, murus, Prompt., PP; wo3*e, S; waghe, HD, H; wa3*he, S; wawe, S; wah, S. Comb.:  waheles, wall-less, S; wa3*herifft, veil of the temple, S.—­AS. wAih; cp.  ODu. waeg, see SkD (s.v. wainscot, p. 833); cp. also Goth. waddjus.

Wowe, sb. pl. wrongs, S2; see Woh.

Wowen, v. to incline any one to one’s own wishes, to woo, S2, C3, P, W2, S3; wo3*e, S.—­AS. wA cubedgian (SkD, s.v. woo), from wA cubedh.  See Woh.

Wower, sb. wooer, S3; wowar, S3; wouwere, PP; woweres, pl., PP.—­AS. wA cubedgere (Voc.).

Wox, pt. s. grew, S2; see Wexen.

WrablAs, sb. pl. warblings, S2; see Werble.

Wraht, pt. s. of Werke.

Wrak, sb. that which is driven ashore, wreck, S2, S3, C3; rac, driven vapour, rack, S2, SkD; rack, Sh.—­AS. wrA|c.  Cf. Wreche and Wreken.

Wranne, sb. wren, S; see Wrenne.

Wrastlen, v. to wrestle, C, S2, G, PP; wraskle, PP; wrastylle, Cath.; wraxle, Voc. Der.:  wrastling, wrestling, C2, G; wrastelyng, G.—­AS. wrA|*stlian (oftener wrAixlian), from wrA|*stan, to wrest, from wrA|*st, firm, strong. WrA|*st is for wrA|*A deg.t, from wrAiA deg., pt. of wrA-A deg.an, see Sievers, 232.  See Wrythen.

WraA deg., adj. wroth, S; see Wroth.

WraA deg.A deg.i, v. to get angry, S; see WreA deg.A deg.en.

Wraw, adj. perverse, angry, fierce, SD, Prompt., C3, CM, HD; wrau, SD.  Cf. Wro.

Wrawid, pp. perverse, peevish, WA.

Wrawnesse, sb. fierceness, Prompt, CM.

Wrecche, sb. also as adj. wretch, miserable, S, S2, C, PP; wreche, S, S2, CM; wrecce, S. Comb.:  wreccehed, wretchedness, S; wrecchede, S2.—­AS. wrecca, an outcast, exile.  See Wreken.

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