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Wickedness, _sb._ Pol. S. 230
Wickehede, _sb._ == wickedness. Body and Soul, 43
Wicket, _sb._ K. Horn, 1106. Fr. guichet
Wiclik, _adv._ == wickedly. Ps. xliii. 18
Wide, _adj._ RG. 410.
Widow, _sb._ HD. 79. AS. wuduwe
Wield, _v. a._ == govern, rule. 816 B.; [wolde]. RG. 147
Wife, _sb._ RG. 26, 380
Wigeling, _sb._ == an out-of-the-way place? Ps. cvi. 40. AS. wicelian, to stagger, to go out of the direct road
Wight, _sb._ == a man. RG. 533. 470 . AS. wiht
Wight, _adj._ == active. HD. 9; [with]. HD. 1756; comp. 'wyghtyore.' Alys.
2396. Swed. vig
---- _adv._ == immediately, quickly. Wright's L. P. p. 44
Wighth, _sb._ == a s.p.a.ce of time. Alys. 5362; a s.p.a.ce. Ps. viii. 6. AS.
wuht, wiht
Wightness, _sb._ == valour, activity. Alys. 5001
Wike, _sb._ == dwelling. O. and N. 604. AS. wic
Wike, _sb._ == office, duty. O. and N. 603; station. Alys. 4608. See Gl.
to Orm. _s. v._ Wikenn
Wike, _v. n._ == be weary. Wright's L. P. p. 87. AS. wican
Wikness, _sb._ == wickedness. Ps. v. 5
Wil, _adj._ == wild, uncertain. HD. 1042
Wild, _adj._ == fierce. RG. 374, 510; 'wild beasts.' RG. 375
Wilderness, _sb._ == a desolate place. RG. 15
Wildfire, _sb._ RG. 410
Wile, _sb._ == trick, deceit. Ritson's AS. viii. 180. AS. wile
Wilful, _adj._ RG. 359; [willesful]. RG. 77
---- == voluntary. Ps. lxvii. 10
Wilfully, _adv._ == without a cause. Ps. x.x.xiv. 7; lxviii. 5
Will, _sb._ RG. 367
---- _v. n._ == wish. RG. 384; pret. 'wolde.' RG. 550
Will, _v. aux._ pres. 1 s. 'wole.' 39 B.; 2 s. 'wolt.' 40 B.; 'wlt.' O.
and N. 499; 3 s. 'wule.' O. and N. 1360; 'wile.' O. and N. 1358; pret. 3 s. 'wolde.' 17 ; 2 s. 'woldest.' 35 B. 'Will' is constantly used with the infin. of the verb to form an imperative, as 'nil ou nie' == strive not.
Ps. x.x.xvi. 8, and cf. Ps. lxxiv. 5, 6
Willesful, == wilful, _q. v._
Willing, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. 212
Wilne, _v. n._ == wish. RG. 217. AS. wilnian
---- _v. a._ == covet, desire. RG. 46; part. 'y-wilned.' RG. 309
Wimple, _sb._ Marg. 47. AS. winpel
Win, _v. a._ == subdue, get possession of [i-winne]. RG. 519; recover, obtain. RG. 523, 549; pret. 'wonne.' RG. 384; 'wonde.' RG. 258; 'wan.'
Alys. 5561. AS. winnan
Wind, _sb._ RG. 367
Wind, _v. a._ == twist. pret. 'wond.' Pilate, 126. AS. windan
Windmill, _sb._ RG. 547
Window, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 91
Wine, _sb._ RG. 6, 542. AS. win
Wine, _sb._ == a friend. M. Ode, 111. AS. wine
Wineyard, _sb._ == vineyard. Wright's L. P. p. 41. AS. win-geard
Wing, _sb._ RG. 28
Winli, _adj._ == winsome. Ps. xxiii. 3. AS. wynlic
Winne, _sb._ == joy. Pol. S. 195. AS. wyn
Winne, _sb._ == labour. O. and N. 670. AS. win
Winsome, _adj._ == lovely, delightful. Ps. lxxviii. 9. AS. wynsum
