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+Wonte+, _pr. s._ is lacking, S; see +Wanten+.
+Wonung+, _sb._ waning, S.--AS. _wonung_, _wanung_. See +Wanen+.
+Wood+, _adj._ mad, C2, C3, S3; see +Wode+.
+Wooden+, _v._ to be mad, to look madly, CM, C3.
+Woon+, _sb._ a small quant.i.ty, a few, a quant.i.ty, a number, S2, G, PP; +wone+, S2; +woone+, Prompt.; +wane+, S2, S3; +won+, PP; +quhone+, B.
_Comb._: +good woon+, abundantly, G; +good won+, PP.--AS. _hwon_ (adj.
used as sb.). Cf. +Wheen+.
+Wop+, _sb._ crying, loud lament, S, S2.--AS. _wop_.
+Wopen+, _pp._ wept, C2; see +Wepen+.
+Wopne+, _sb._ urine, HD, Prompt. See +Wepne+.
+Wopned+, _pp._ armed, S; see +Wapnen+. [[error for +Wepnen+]]
+Worc+, _sb._ work, S2; see +Werk+. [[headword spelled +Werke+]]
+Worchen+, _v._ to work, W, S2; see +Werke+.
+Word+, _sb._ beginning, CM (3. 224); see +Ord+.
+Worde+, _sb._ word, Prompt.; +word+, _pl._, S; +weord+, S; +weordes+, S; +wordes+, S.--AS. _word_; cp. OHG. _wort_ (Tatian).
+Wore+, _pt. pl._ were, S2; see +Was+.
+Woreld+, _sb._ world, S; +wordle+, S2; see +Werld+.
+Worie+, _adj._ turbid, dirty, S; +wori+, S.--From AS. _wor_, a swampy place, perhaps identical with _wos_, mire, see SkD (s.v. _weary_). Cf.
+Wose+.
+Worm+, _sb._ reptile, worm, snake, S, S2, C3; +wurm+, S; +werm+, S; +wirm+, insect, S.--AS. _wyrm_: OHG. _wurm_ (Tatian); cp. Goth.
_waurms_; see Douse, p. 56.
+Wormod+, _sb._ wormwood, W; see +Wermod+.
+Worne+, _pp._ spent, past, lit. worn, S3; see +Werien+.
+Worowen+, _v._ to choke, strangle, worry, Prompt., Cath., S2, SkD; +worry+, HD; +wyrry+, S3; +wirry+, SkD.--AS. _wyrgan_, to strangle, worry (in compounds): OHG. _wurgan_. Cf. +Warh+.
+Worpare+, _sb._ thrower, S.
+Worpen+, _v._ to throw, S; see +Warpen+.
+Worre+, _sb._ war, S2; see +Werre+.
+Worri+, _v._ to make war, S2; see +Werrien+.
+Worschipen+, _v._ to honour, S2; +worshepen+, PP; +wurschepen+, S2. See +Worth+.
+Wort+, _sb._ a plant, vegetable; +wortes+, _pl._, S2, S3, C; +wortis+, S2, S3, W, W2.--AS. _wyrt_: OS. _wurt_; cp. Goth. _waurts_, root, and Lat. _radix_; see Brugmann, -- 306, and Douse, p. 56.
+Worth+, _adj._ worth, esteemed, worthy, PP; +wurth+, S; +wurthe+, S, S2. _Der._: +worthi+, PP; +wury+, S2; +worly+, worthy, PP, S2; +worely+, S3; +wurliche+, honourably, S; +worliche+, S; +wurthmint+, honour, S; +wurscipe+, wors.h.i.+p, honour, S; +worssipe+, S2; +worschupe+, S2; +worsipe+, S; +wurschipe+, S.--AS. _weor_; cp. Goth.
_wairths_.
+Worth+, _sb._ value, worth, honour, PP; +wurre+, _dat._, S.--AS.
_weor_.
+Worthen+, _v._ to become, to be, to dwell, PP, S2, S3, G; +wuren+, S; +weoren+, S2; +worst+, _2 pr. s._, PP; +wurstow+, thou shalt be, PP; +wurstu+, S; +worth+, _pr. s._, S2, PP; +wur+, S; +wr+, S; +vorthis+, S2; +wure+, S; +worthe+, _pt. s._, PP; +worth+, S2, PP; +worthed+, S3; +vorthit+, S2; +war+, S; +wart+, S; +ward+, S; +waerd+, S.--AS.
_weoran_, pt. s. _wear_ (pl. _wurdon_), pp. _(ge)worden_; cp. Goth.
_wairthan_.
+Wose+, _sb._ ooze, slime, PP, Prompt.; +woose+, Cath. (_n_); +wase+, _alga_, Cath.--AS. _wase_ (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; +wo?e+, S; +waghe+, HD, H; +wa?he+, S; +wawe+, S; +wah+, S. _Comb._: +waheles+, wall-less, S; +wa?herifft+, veil of the temple, S.--AS. _wah_; 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; +wo?e+, S.--AS. _wogian_ (SkD, s.v. _woo_), from _woh_. See +Woh+.
+Wower+, _sb._ wooer, S3; +wowar+, S3; +wouwere+, PP; +woweres+, _pl._, PP.--AS. _wogere_ (Voc.).
+Wox+, _pt. s._ grew, S2; see +Wexen+.
+Wrablis+, _sb. pl._ warblings, S2; see +Werble+.
+Wraht+, _pt. s._ of +Werke+.
+Wrak+, _sb._ that which is driven ash.o.r.e, wreck, S2, S3, C3; +rac+, driven vapour, rack, S2, SkD; +rack+, Sh.--AS. _wraec_. 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. _wr?stlian_ (oftener _wraxlian_), from _wr?stan_, to wrest, from _wr?st_, firm, strong. _Wr?st_ is for _wr?t_, from _wra_, pt. of _wrian_, see Sievers, 232. See +Wrythen+.
