Etymologies: W

743 word origins.

Wabble: [Cf. Prov. G. wabbeln to wabble, and E. whap. Cf. Quaver.]
Wacke: [G. wacke, MHG. wacke a large stone, OHG. waggo a pebble.]
Wad: [See Woad.]
Wad: [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vadd wadding, Dan vat, D. & G. watte. Cf. Wadmol.]
Wadding: [See Wad a little mass.]
Waddle: [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. wædlian to beg, from wadan to go. See Wade.]
Waddy: [Native name. Thought by some to be a corrup. of E. wood.]
Wade: [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. vaa, Sw. vada, Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. Evade, Invade, Pervade, Waddle.]
Wadmol: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vamāl a woollen stuff, Dan vadmel. Cf. Wad a small mass, and Woodmeil.]
Wadset: [Scot. wad a pledge; akin to Sw. vad a wager. See Wed.]
Wady: [Ar. wādī a valley, a channel of a river, a river.]
Wafer: [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel, Sw. våffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba, being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is probably akin to E. weave. See Weave, and cf. Waffle, Gauffer.]
Waffle: [D. wafel. See Wafer.]
Waft: [Prob. originally imp. & p. p. of wave, v. t. See Wave to waver.]
Wag: [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan. vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry, G. & D. bewegen to move, and E. weigh. √136. See Weigh.]
Wag: [From Wag, v.]
Wag-halter: [Wag + halter.]
Wage: [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge, promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge, gawadjōn to pledge, akin to E. wed, G. wette a wager. See Wed, and cf. Gage.]
Wage: [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See Wage, v. t. ]
Wagenboom: [D., literally, wagon tree.]
wager: [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See Wage, v. t.]
Wages: [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See Wage, n.]
Waggery: [From Wag.]
Waggle: [Freq. of wag; cf. D. waggelen, G. wackeln.]
Wagon: [D. wagen. √136. See Wain.]
Wahabee: [Ar. wahābi.]
Wai Wu Pu: [Chinese wai foreign + wu affairs + pu office.]
Waid: [For weighed.]
Waif: [OF. waif, gaif, as adj., lost, unclaimed, chose gaive a waif, LL. wayfium, res vaivae; of Scand. origin. See Waive.]
Wail: [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. wählen.]
Wail: [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. væla; cf. Icel. væ, vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. Woe.]
Wain: [OE. wain, AS. wægn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. . See Way, Weigh, and cf. Wagon.]
Wainage: [From Wain.]
Wainbote: [Wain + bote.]
Wainscot: [OD. waeghe-schot, D. wagen-schot, a clapboard, fr. OD. waeg, weeg, a wall (akin to AS. wah; cf. Icel. veggr) + schot a covering of boards (akin to E. shot, shoot).]
Waist: [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS. weaxan to grow; cf. AS. wæstm growth. See Wax to grow.]
Wait: [OE. waiten, OF. waitier, gaitier, to watch, attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG. wahta a guard, watch, G. wacht, from OHG. wahhēn to watch, be awake. √134. See Wake, v. i.]
Wait: [OF. waite, guaite, gaite, F. guet watch, watching, guard, from OHG. wahta. See Wait, v. i.]
Waive: [See Waive, v. t. ]
Waive: [OE. waiven, weiven, to set aside, remove, OF. weyver, quesver, to waive, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. veifa to wave, to vibrate, akin to Skr. vip to tremble. Cf. Vibrate, Waif.]
Wake: [Originally, an open space of water srrounded by ice, and then, the passage cut through ice for a vessel, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vök a hole, opening in ice, Sw. vak, Dan. vaage, perhaps akin to E. humid.]
Wake: [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wakn, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahhn, Icel. vaka, Sw. vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr. vājay to rouse, to impel. . Cf. Vigil, Wait, v. i., Watch, v. i.]
Waken: [OE. waknen, AS. wæcnan; akin to Goth. gawaknan. See Wake, v. i.]
Wakf: [Ar. waqf.]
Wakif: [Ar. wāqif.]
Wald: [AS. weald. See Wold.]
Waldenses: [So called from Petrus Waldus, or Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, who founded this sect about a. d. 1170.]
Waldgrave: [See Wald, and Margrave.]
Waldheimia: [NL.]
Wale: [AS. walu a mark of stripes or blows, probably originally, a rod; akin to Icel. völr, Goth. walus a rod, staff. √146. Cf. Goal, Weal a wale.]
Waler: [From Wales, i.e., New South Wales.]
Walhalla: [Cf. G. walhalla, See Valhalla.]
Walk: [OE. walken, probably from AS. wealcan to roll, turn, revolve, akin to D. walken to felt hats, to work a hat, G. walken to full, OHG. walchan to beat, to full, Icel. vālka to roll, to stamp, Sw. valka to full, to roll, Dan. valke to full; cf. Skr. valg to spring; but cf. also AS. weallian to roam, ramble, G. wallen. √130.]
Walk-mill: [Walk to Walking Leaf, or full + mill.]
Wall: [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. a nail. Cf. Interval.]
Wall-eye: [See Wall-eyed.]
Wall-eyed: [Icel. valdeygðr, or vagleygr; fr. vagl a beam, a beam in the eye (akin to Sw. vagel a roost, a perch, a sty in the eye) + eygr having eyes (from auga eye). See Eye.]
Wallaby: [From a native name.]
Waller: [G.]
Wallet: [OE. walet, probably the same word as OE. watel a bag. See Wattle.]
Walloons: [Cf. F. wallon.]
Wallop: [Cf. OFlem. walop a gallop; of uncertain origin. Cf. Gallop.]
Wallop: [Probably fr. AS. weallan to spring up, to boil or bubble. √147. See Well, n. & v. i.]
Wallow: [OE. walwen, AS. wealwian; akin to Goth. walwjan (in comp.) to roll, L. volvere; cf. Skr. val to turn. √147. Cf. Voluble Well, n.]
Wallowish: [Scot. wallow to fade or wither.]
Walm: [AS. weallan; cf. wælm, billow. √147.]
Walnut: [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valnöt, Dan valnöd. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.]
Walrus: [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshwael. See Whale, and Horse.]
Walter: [See Welter.]
Walty: [Cf. Walter to roll.]
Waltz: [G. walzer, from walzen to roll, revolve, dance, OHG. walzan to roll; akin to AS. wealtan. See Welter.]
Waly: [Cf. Welaway.]
Wamble: [Cf. Dan. vamle, and vammel squeamish, ready to vomit, Icel. væma to feel nausea, væminn nauseous.]
Wamp: [From the North American Indian name.]
Wampum: [North American Indian wampum, wompam, from the Mass. wómpi, Del. wāpe, white.]
Wan: [AS. wann, wonn, wan, won, dark, lurid, livid, perhaps originally, worn out by toil, from winnan to labor, strive. See Win.]
Wand: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vöndr, akin to Dan. vaand, Goth. wandus; perhaps originally, a pliant twig, and akin to E. wind to turn.]
Wander: [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See Wind to turn.]
Wanderoo: [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.]
Wane: [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan-, G. wahnsinn, insanity, OHG. wan, wana-, lacking, wann to lessen, Icel. vanr lacking, Goth. vans; cf. Gr. bereaved, Skr. na wanting, inferior. . Cf. Want lack, and Wanton.]
Wang: [OE. wange, AS. wange, wonge, cheek, jaw; akin to D. wang, OS. & OHG. wanga, G. wange.]
Wangan: [American Indian.]
Wanger: [AS. wangere. See 1st Wang.]
Wanghee: [Chin. wang yellow + he a root.]
Wanhope: [AS. wan, won, deficient, wanting + hopa hope: cf. D. wanhoop. . See Wane, and Hope.]
Wanhorn: [Corruption fr. Siamese wanhom.]
Waniand: [See Wanion.]
Wanion: [Probably for OE. waniand waning, p. pr. of wanien; hence, used of the waning of the moon, supposed to be an unlucky time. See Wane.]
Wankle: [AS. wancol.]
wanna: [phonetic transcription of colloquial speech, from want to.]
wanna: [phonetic transcription of colloquial speech, from want to be.]
Want: [Originally an adj., from Icel. vant, neuter of vanr lacking, deficient. √139. See Wane, v. i.]
Want: [Icel. vanta to be wanting. See Want to lack.]
Wanton: [OE. wantoun, contr. from wantowen; pref. wan- wanting (see Wane, v. i.), hence expressing negation + towen, p. p., AS. togen, p. p. of teón to draw, to educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See Tug, v. t.]
Wantrust: [Pref. wan- as in wanton + trust.]
Wanty: [For womb tie, that is, bellyand. See Womb, and Tie.]
Wap: [See Whap.]
Waped: [Prov. E. wape pale, v., to stupefy, akin to wap to beat. Cf. Whap, and Wappened.]
Wapentake: [AS. wpengec, wpentāc, from Icel. vāpnatāk, literally, a weapon taking or weapon touching, hence an expression of assent (“si displicuit sententia fremitu aspernantur; sin placuit frameas concutiunt.” Tacitus, “Germania,” xi.). See Weapon, and Take. This name had its origin in a custom of touching lances or spears when the hundreder, or chief, entered on his office. “Cum quis accipiebat praefecturam wapentachii, die statuto in loco ubi consueverant congregari, omnes majores natu contra eum conveniebant, et descendente eo de equo suo, omnes assurgebant ei. Ipse vero, erecta lancea sua, ab omnibus secundum morem fœdus accipiebat; omnes enim quot-quot venissent cum lanceis suis ipsius hastam tangebant, et ita se confirmabant per contactum armorum, pace palam concessa. Waepnu enim arma sonat; tac, tactus est -- hac de causa totus ille conventus dicitur Wapentac, eo quod per tactum armorum suorum ad invicem confœderati sunt.” L L. Edward Confessor, 33. D. Wilkins.]
Wapinschaw: [Scot. See Weapon, and Show.]
Wapiti: [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.]
Wapp: [Cf. Prov. E. wap to wrap up.]
Wappened: [Cf. Waped, Wapper.]
Wapper: [freq. of wap, v.; cf. dial. G. wappern, wippern, to move up and down, to rock.]
War: [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.]
Warble: [Cf. Wormil.]
Warble: [OE. werbelen, OF. werbler; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen, akin to E. whirl. See Whirl.]
Ward: [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. vörðr a warden, a watch, Goth. -wards in daúrawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from the German. See Ware, a., Wary, and cf. Guard, Wraith.]
Ward: [OE. wardien, AS. weardian to keep, protect; akin to OS. wardn to watch, take care, OFries. wardia, OHG. wartn, G. warten to wait, wait on, attend to, Icel. vara to guarantee defend, Sw. vårda to guard, to watch; cf. OF. warder, of German origin. See Ward, n., and cf. Award, Guard, Reward.]
Ward-corn: [Ward + F. corne horn, L. cornu.]
Wardcorps: [Wars + corps.]
Warden: [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]
Wardrobe: [OE. warderobe, OF. warderobe, F. garderobe; of German origin. See Ward, v. t., and Robe.]
Ware: [AS. wār.]
Ware: [OE. ware, AS. waru; akin to D. waar, G. waare, Icel. & Sw. vara, Dan. vare; and probably to E. worth, a. See Worth, a.]
Ware: [OE. war, AS. wær. √142. See Wary.]
Ware: [AS. waru caution.]
Ware: [As. warian.]
Wareless: [See Ware, n.]
Warence: [OF. warance. F. garance, LL. warentia, garantia.]
Warfare: [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage, course, AS. faru. See Fare, n.]
Warhable: [War + hable.]
Wariangle: [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS. wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in comp.), G. würgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer, killer, and E. worry.]
Warish: [OF. warir to protect, heal, cure, F. guéri to cure; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. werian, weren, to protect, to hinder. See Garret.]
Warison: [OF. warison safety, supplies, cure, F. guérison cure. See Warish, v. t.]
Wark: [See Work.]
Warlock: [OE. warloghe a deceiver, a name or the Devil, AS. wrloga a belier or breaker of his agreement, word, or pledge; wr covenant, troth (aki to L. verus true; see Very) + loga a liar (in comp.), leógan to lie. See 3d Lie.]
Warm: [AS. wearm; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. warm, Icel. varmr, Sw. & Dan. varm, Goth. warmjan to warm; probably akin to Lith. virti to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr. gharma heat, OL. formus warm. , .]
Warm: [AS. wearmian. See Warm, a.]
Warm: [AS. wearmian.]
Warn: [OE. wernen, AS. weornan, wyrnan. Cf. Warn to admonish.]
Warn: [OE. warnen, warnien, AS. warnian, wearnian, to take heed, to warn; akin to AS. wearn denial, refusal, OS. warning, wernian, to refuse, OHG. warnen, G. warnen to warn, OFries. warna, werna, Icel. varna to refuse; and probably to E. wary. .]
Warnstore: [Cf. OF. warnesture, garnesture, provisions, supplies, and E. garnish.]
Warp: [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS. werpan, OFries. werpa, D. & LG. werpen, G. werfen, Goth. waírpan; cf. Skr. vṛj to twist. √144. Cf. Wrap.]
Warp: [AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting, throwing, Sw. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline, OHG. warf warp, G. werft. See Warp, v.]
Warp speed: [From science fiction tales of spaceship drives operating by warping the shape of space or of time.]
Warrandice: [See Warrantise.]
Warrant: [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. of German origin, fr. OHG. werēn to grant, warrant, G. gewähren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. Guarantee.]
Warrant: [OE. waranten, OF. warantir, garantir, guarantir, garentir, garandir, F. garantir to warrant, fr. OF. warant, garant, guarant, a warrant, a protector, a defender, F. garant. √142. See Warrant, n.]
Warrantise: [OF. warentise, warandise, garantise. See Warrant, n.]
Warranty: [OF. warantie, F. garantie. See Warrant, n., and cf. Guaranty.]
Warray: [OF. werreier, werrier, guerroier, F. guerroyer, from OF. werre war, F. guerre; of German origin. See War.]
Warre: [OE. werre; of Scand. origin. See Worse.]
Warren: [OF. waresne, warenne, garene, F. garenne, from OF. warer, garer, to beware, to take care; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. warōn (in comp.), OS. warōn to take care, to observe, akin to E. wary. √142. See Wary.]
Warrin: [From a native name.]
Warrior: [OE. werreour, OF. werreour, guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See War, and Warray.]
Wart: [OE. werte, AS. wearte; akin to D. wrat, G. warze, OHG. warza, Icel. varta, Sw. vårta, Dan. vorte; perh. orig., a growth, and akin to E. wort; or cf. L. verruca wart.]
Wary: [OE. war, AS. wær; akin to Icel. vrr, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth. wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. to see. Cf. Aware, Garment, Garnish, Garrison, Panorama, Ward, v. t. Ware, a., Warren.]
Warye: [AS. wergian, wyrgean. Cf. Worry.]
Was: [AS. wæs, 2d pers. wǣre, 3d pers. wæs, pl. wǣron, with the inf. wesan to be; akin to D. wezen, imp. was, OHG. wesan, imp. was, G. wesen, n., a being, essence, war was, Icel. vera to be, imp. var, Goth. wisan to be, to dwell, to remain, imp. was, Skr. vas to remain, to dwell. √148. Cf. Vernacular, Wassail, Were, v.]
Wase: [Cf. Sw. vase a sheaf.]
Wash: [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. √150.]
Washer: [AS. wæscere.]
Washoe process: [From the Washoe district, Nevada.]
Washy: [From Wash.]
Wasite: [See Wasium.]
Wasium: [NL. So called from Wasa, or Vasa, the name of a former royal family of Sweden.]
Wasp: [OE. waspe, AS. wæps, wæfs; akin to D. wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ. osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.]
Wassail: [AS. wes hāl (or an equivalent form in another dialect) be in health, which was the form of drinking a health. The form wes is imperative. See Was, and Whole.]
Waste: [OE. wast, OF. wast, from L. vastus, influenced by the kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosti, G. wüst, OS. wsti, D. woest, AS. wēste. Cf. Vast.]
Waste: [OE. wasten, OF. waster, guaster, gaster, F. gâter to spoil, L. vastare to devastate, to lay waste, fr. vastus waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but influenced by a kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosten, G. wüsten, AS. wēstan. See Waste, a.]
Waste: [OE. waste; cf. the kindred AS. wēsten, OHG. wōstī, wuostī, G. wüste. See Waste, a. & v.]
Wastel: [OF. wastel, gastel, F. gâteau, LL. wastellus, fr. MHG. wastel a kind of bread; cf. OHG. & AS. wist food.]
Waster: [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See Waste, v. t.]
Watch: [OE. wacche, AS. wæcce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. √134. See Wake, v. i. ]
Watch: [Cf. AS. wœccan, wacian. √134. See Watch, n., Wake, v. i. ]
Watchet: [Probably from F. vaciet bilberry, whortleberry; cf. L. vaccinium blueberry, whortleberry.]
Water: [AS. wæter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. watō, O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. 'y`dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and perhaps to L. unda wave. √137. Cf. Dropsy, Hydra, Otter, Wet, Whisky.]
Water: [AS. wæterian, gewæterian.]
Water crow: [So called in allusion to its dark plumage.]
Water sapphire: [Equiv. to F. saphir d'eau.]
Waterbok: [D.]
Waterflood: [AS. wæterflōd.]
Waterish: [AS. wæterisc.]
Waterscape: [Cf. Landscape.]
Watershed: [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.]
Watertath: [Water + tath, n.]
Watery: [AS. waeterig.]
Watt: [From the distinguished mechanician and scientist, James Watt.]
Wattle: [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering, wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. Wallet.]
Wattmeter: [Watt + meter.]
Waucht: [Cf. Quaff.]
Waul: [Of imitative origin.]
Waur: [See Worse.]
Wave: [OE. waven, AS. wafian to waver, to hesitate, to wonder; akin to wæfre wavering, restless, MHG. wabern to be in motion, Icel. vafra to hover about; cf. Icel. vāfa to vibrate. Cf. Waft, Waver.]
Wave: [From Wave, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. √138. See Wave, v. i.]
Wavellite: [After Dr. Wm. Wavel, the discoverer.]
Waver: [OE. waveren, from AS. wæfre wavering, restless. See Wave, v. i.]
Waver: [From Wave, or Waver, v.]
Waveson: [From Wave; cf. Jetsam.]
Wawaskeesh: [From an Indian name.]
Wawe: [See Woe.]
Wawe: [OE. wawe, waghe; cf. Icel. vāgr; akin to E. wag; not the same word as wave.]
Wax: [AS. weaxan; akin to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan, G. wachsen, Icel. vaxa, Sw. växa, Dan. voxe, Goth. wahsjan, Gr. to increase, Skr. waksh, uksh, to grow. √135. Cf. Waist.]
Wax: [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.]
Way: [Aphetic form of away.]
Way: [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. väg, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. √136. Cf. Convex, Inveigh, Vehicle, Vex, Via, Voyage, Wag, Wagon, Wee, Weigh.]
Waybread: [AS. wegbrde. See Way, and Broad.]
Wayfare: [Way + fare to go.]
Waylay: [Way + lay.]
Wayment: [OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter, gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of Teutonic origin; see Woe) and L. lamentari to lament. See Lament.]
Wayward: [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.]
Waywiser: [Cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.]
Waywode: [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. Vaivode.]
Wayz-goose: [Wase stubble + goose.]
We: [As. wē; akin to OS. wī, OFries. & LG. wi, D. wij, G. wir, Icel. vēr, Sw. & Dan. vi, Goth. weis, Skr. vayam. √190.]
Weak: [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. wāc weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. vīkja to turn, veer, recede, AS. wīcan to yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. wīhhan, akin to Skr. vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr. e'i`kein to yield, give way. √132. Cf. Week, Wink, v. i. Vicissitude.]
Weak: [Cf. AS. wcan. wācian. See Weak, a.]
Weakling: [Weak + -ling.]
Weal: [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See Well, adv., and cf. Wealth.]
Weald: [AS. See Wold.]
Wealden: [AS. weald, wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See Weald.]
Wealsman: [Weal + man.]
Wealth: [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde luxury. See Weal prosperity.]
Wean: [OE. wenen, AS. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin to D. wennen, G. gewöhnen, OHG. giwennan, Icel. venja, Sw. vänja, Dan. vænne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf. AS. āwenian to wean, G. entwöhnen. See Wont, a.]
Weanling: [Wean + -ling.]
Weapon: [OE. wepen, AS. wǣpen; akin to OS. wāpan, OFries. wēpin, wēpen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, wāfan, Icel. vāpn, Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. wēpna, pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf. Wapentake.]
Wear: [Cf. Veer.]
Wear: [OE. weren, werien, AS. werian to carry, to wear, as arms or clothes; akin to OHG. werien, weren, to clothe, Goth. wasjan, L. vestis clothing, vestire to clothe, Gr. "enny`nai, Skr. vas. Cf. Vest.]
Wearish: [Etymol. uncertain, but perhaps akin to weary.]
Weary: [OE. weri, AS. wrig; akin to OS. wrig, OHG. wurag; of uncertain origin; cf. AS. wrian to ramble.]
Weasand: [OE. wesand, AS. wāsend; akin to OFries. wāsende, wāsande; cf. OHG. weisunt.]
Weasel: [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyivīsla, Dan. väsel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. , , cat, weasel.]
Weasy: [Cf. Weasand.]
Weather: [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, weêr, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. veðr, Dan. veir, Sw. väder wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith. vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E. wind. Cf. Wither.]
Weatherwiser: [Cf. Waywiser.]
Weave: [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. väfva, Dan. væve, Gr. "yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. ūrṇavābhi spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.]
Weaverfish: [See Weever.]
Weazen: [See Wizen.]
Web: [OE. webbe, AS. webba. See Weave.]
Web: [OE. web, AS. webb; akin to D. web, webbe, OHG. weppi, G. gewebe, Icel. vefr, Sw. väf, Dan. væv. See Weave.]
Weber: [From the name of Professor Weber, a German electrician.]
Webster: [AS. webbestre. See Web, Weave, and -ster.]
Websterite: [So named after Webster, the geologist.]
Wed: [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD. wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. veð a pledge, Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith. vadůti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis, bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. , a prize. Cf. Athlete, Gage a pledge, Wage.]
Wed: [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. veðja, Dan. vedde, Sw. vädja to appeal, Goth. gawadjōn to betroth. See Wed, n.]
Wedding: [AS. wedding.]
Wedge: [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. vægge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. Wigg.]
Wedgwood ware: [From the name of the inventor, Josiah Wedgwood, of England.]
Wedlock: [AS. wedlāc a pledge, be trothal; wedd a pledge + lāc a gift, an offering. See Wed, n., and cf. Lake, v. i., Knowledge.]
Wednesday: [OE. wednesdai, wodnesdei, AS. Wōdnes dæg, i. e., Woden's day (a translation of L. dies Mercurii); fr. Wōden the highest god of the Teutonic peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to OS. Wōdan, OHG. Wuotan, Icel. Oðinn, D. woensdag Wednesday, Icel. ōðinsdagr, Dan. & Sw. onsdag. See Day, and cf. Woden, Wood, a.]
Wee: [OE. we a bit, in a little we, probably originally meaning, a little way, the word we for wei being later taken as synonymous with little. See Way.]
Weed: [OE. wede, AS. wǣde, wǣd; akin to OS. wādi, giwādi, OFries, wēde, wēd, OD. wade, OHG. wāt, Icel. vāð, Zend vadh to clothe.]
Weed: [OE. weed, weod, AS. weód, wiód, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiodōn.]
Weed: [AS. weódian. See 3d Weed.]
Weeding-rhim: [Cf. Prov. E. rim to remove.]
Week: [OE. weke, wike, woke, wuke AS. weocu, wicu, wucu; akin to OS. wika, OFries. wike, D. week, G. woche, OHG. wohha, wehha, Icel. vika, Sw. vecka, Dan. uge, Goth. wik, probably originally meaning, a succession or change, and akin to G. wechsel change, L. vicis turn, alternation, and E. weak. Cf. Weak.]
Weel: [AS. wǣl. √147.]
Weel: [Prov. E. weel, weal, a wicker basket to catch eels; prob. akin to willow, and so called as made of willow twigs.]
Ween: [OE. wenen, AS. wnan, fr. wn hope, expectation, opinion; akin to D. waan, OFries. wn, OS. & OHG. wān, G. wahn delusion, Icel. vān hope, expectation, Goth. wns, and D. wanen to fancy, G. wähnen, Icel. vāna to hope, Goth. wnjan, and perhaps to E. winsome, wish.]
Weep: [OE. wepen, AS. wēpan, from wōp lamentation; akin to OFries. wpa to lament, OS. wōp lamentation, OHG. wuof, Icel. ōp a shouting, crying, OS. wōpian to lament, OHG. wuoffan, wuoffen, Icel. œpa, Goth. wōpjan. √129.]
Weet: [See Wit to know.]
Weet-weet: [So called from its piping cry when disturbed.]
Weet-weet: [Native name in Victoria.]
Weever: [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. Viper.]
Weevil: [OE. wivel, wevil, AS. wifel, wibil; akin to OD. wevel, OHG. wibil, wibel, G. wiebel, wibel, and probably to Lith. vabalas beetle, and E. weave. See Weave.]
Weft: [Cf. Waif.]
Weft: [AS. weft, wefta, fr. wefan, to weave. See Weave.]
Wegotism: [From we, in imitation of egotism.]
Weigela: [NL. So named after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.]
Weigh: [OE. weien, weyen, weghen, AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. wägen, wiegen, to weigh, bewegen to move, OHG. wegan, Icel. vega to move, carry, lift, weigh, Sw. väga to weigh, Dan. veie, Goth. gawigan to shake, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. . See Way, and cf. Wey.]
Weigh: [See Wey.]
Weight: [OE. weght, wight, AS. gewiht; akin to D. gewigt, G. gewicht, Icel. vætt, Sw. vigt, Dan. vægt. See Weigh, v. t.]
Weir: [OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren, Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. vṛ to check, hinder. √142. Cf. Garret.]
Weird: [OE. wirde, werde, AS. wyrd fate, fortune, one of the Fates, fr. weorðan to be, to become; akin to OS. wurd fate, OHG. wurt, Icel. urðr. √143. See Worth to become.]
Weiss beer: [G. weissbier white beer.]
Wel-begone: [OE. wel-begon. See Well, and Begone.]
Welaway: [OE. welaway, walaway, weilawey; wei wo! (Icel. vei) + la lo! (AS. lā) + wei wo!; cf. AS. wā lā wā. See Woe.]
Welcome: [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil-, as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another's will; cf. Icel. velkominn welcome, G. willkommen. See Will, n., and Come.]
Welcome: [AS. wilcumian.]
Weld: [OE. welde; akin to Scot. wald, Prov. G. waude, G. wau, Dan. & Sw. vau, D. wouw.]
Weld: [Probably originally the same word as well to spring up, to gush; perhaps from the Scand.; cf. Sw. välla to weld, uppvälla to boil up, to spring up, Dan. vælde to gush, G. wellen to weld. See Well to spring.]
Wele: [See Weal prosperity.]
Welfare: [Well + fare to go, to proceed, to happen.]
Welk: [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See Welkin, and cf. Wilt.]
Welkin: [OE. welken, welkene, welkne, wolcne, weolcne, AS. wolcen, pl. wolcnu, a cloud; akin to D. wolk, OFries. wolken, OS. wolkan, G. wolke, OHG. wolchan, and probably to G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist, Russ. & OSlav. vlaga moisture, Lith. vilgyti to moisten.]
Well: [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain. . See Well, v. i.]
Well: [OE. wellen, AS. wyllan, wellan, fr. weallan; akin to OFries. walla, OS. & OHG. wallan, G. wallen, Icel. vella, G. welle, wave, OHG. wella, walm, AS. wylm; cf. L. volvere to roll, Gr. to inwrap, to roll. Cf. Voluble, Wallop to boil, Wallow, Weld of metal.]
Well: [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. väl, Goth. waíla; originally meaning, according to one's will or wish. See Will, v. t., and cf. Wealth.]
Well-spoken: [Well + speak.]
Welladay: [Corrupted from wela way.]
Wellington boot: [After the Duke of Wellington.]
Wellingtonia: [NL. So named after the Duke of Wellington.]
Wellingtons: [After the Duke of Wellington.]
Wels: [G.]
Welsh: [AS. wælisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger, foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael; akin to OHG. walh, whence G. wälsch or welsch, Celtic, Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from the name of a Celtic tribe. See Walnut.]
welt: [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.]
Weltanschauung: [G.]
Welter: [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS. wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz, sich wälzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta, Dan. vælte, Sw. vältra, välta; cf. Goth. waltjan; probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. √146. See Well, v. i., and cf. Waltz.]
Welter: [Cf. Wilt, v. i.]
Weltschmertz: [G., fr. welt world + schmertz pain. See World; Smart, v. i.]
Welwitschia: [NL. So named after the discoverer, Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch.]
Wem: [Cf. Womb.]
Wem: [AS. wam, wamm.]
Wem: [AS. wemman.]
Wen: [AS. wenn; akin to D. wen, LG. wenne.]
Wench: [OE. wenche, for older wenchel a child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS. wencle a maid, a daughter, wencel a pupil, orphan, wincel, winclu, children, offspring, wencel weak, wancol unstable, OHG. wanchol; perhaps akin to E. wink. See Wink.]
Wend: [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden to turn, G. wenden, Icel. venda, Sw. vända, Dan. vende, Goth. wandjan. See Wind to turn, and cf. Went.]
Wennish: [From Wen.]
Wentletrap: [D. wenteltrap a winding staircase; cf. G. wendeltreppe.]
Were: [AS. werian.]
Were: [AS. wǣre (thou) wast, wǣron (we, you, they) were, wǣre imp. subj. See Was.]
Were: [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. waír, L. vir, Skr. vīra. Cf. Weregild, and Werewolf.]
Weregild: [AS. wergild; wer a man, value set on a man's life + gild payment of money; akin to G. wehrgeld. √285. See Were a man, and Geld, n.]
Werewolf: [AS. werwulf; wer a man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. wärwolf, währwolf, wehrwolf, a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. √285. See Were a man, and Wolf, and cf. Virile, World.]
Wern: [See 1st Warn.]
Wernerite: [See Wernerian.]
Wesleyan: [See Wesleyanism.]
West: [AS. west, adv.; akin to D. west, G. west, westen, OHG. westan, Icel. vestr, Sw. vest, vester, vestan, Dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. vesper evening, Gr. . . Cf. Vesper, Visigoth.]
West: [AS. west.]
Westward: [AS. westweard. See West, and -ward. ]
Wet: [OE. wet, weet, AS. wǣt; akin to OFries. wēt, Icel. vātr, Sw. våt, Dan. vaad, and E. water. √137. See Water.]
Wet: [AS. wǣta. See Wet, a.]
Wet: [AS. wǣtan.]
Wether: [OE. wether, AS. weðer; akin to OS. wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel. veðr, Sw. vädur, Dan. vædder, Goth. wiþrus a lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. 'e`tos year; -- originally meaning, a yearling. Cf. Veal, Veteran.]
Wey: [OE. weye, AS. wge weight. . See Weight.]
Whaap: [So called from one of its notes.]
Whack: [Cf. Thwack.]
Whala: [Cf. Wale. ]
Whale: [OE. whal, AS. hwæl; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. Narwhal, Walrus.]
Whall: [See Wall-eye.]
Whammel: [Cf. Whelm.]
Whang: [Cf. Thong.]
Whap: [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate, E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.]
Whapper: [See Whap.]
Wharf: [AS. hwerf, hwearf, a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a shipbuilder's yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to enlist, to engage, woo, OHG. werban to turn about, go about, be active or occupied, Icel. hverfa to turn, Goth. hwaírban, hwarbōn, to walk. Cf. Whirl.]
Wharfinger: [For wharfager.]
What: [AS. hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. √182. See Who.]
Whatnot: [See the Note under What, pron., 5.]
Wheal: [OE. whele, AS. hwele putrefaction, hwelian to putrefy.]
Wheal: [Cf. Wale.]
Wheal: [Cornish hwel.]
Wheat: [OE. whete, AS. hwǣte; akin to OS. hwēti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See White.]
Wheaten: [AS. hwæten.]
Wheedle: [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.]
Wheel: [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hweól, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hvēl, Gr. ky`klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hjōl, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. √218. Cf. Cycle, Cyclopedia.]
Wheen: [Cf. AS. hwēne, hwǣne, a little, somewhat, hwōn little, few.]
Wheeze: [OE. whesen, AS. hwēsan (cf. Icel. hvæsa to hiss, Sw. hväsa, Dan. hvæse); akin to AS. hwōsta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. hōsti, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. kās. √43. Cf. Husky hoarse.]
Whelk: [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. Whilk, and Wilk.]
Whelk: [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See Wheal a pustule.]
Whelm: [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in whylfan, whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G. wölben, OHG. welben, Icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf. Gr. bosom, a hollow, a gulf.]
Whelp: [AS. hwelp; akin to D. welp, G. & OHG. welf, Icel. hvelpr, Dan. hvalp, Sw. valp.]
When: [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hwænne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. . See Who.]
Whence: [OE. whennes, whens (with adverbial s, properly a genitive ending; -- see -wards), also whenne, whanene, AS. hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; akin to D. when. See When, and cf. Hence, Thence.]
Wher: [See Whether.]
Where: [OE. wher, whar, AS. hwr; akin to D. waar, OS. hwr, OHG. hwār, wār, wā, G. wo, Icel. and Sw. hvar, Dan. hvor, Goth. hwar, and E. who; cf. Skr. karhi when. √182. See Who, and cf. There.]
Wherefore: [Where + for.]
Whereform: [Where + from.]
Wherret: [From Whir.]
Wherry: [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf.]
Wherry: [Cf. W. chwerw bitter.]
Whet: [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. vättja, and AS. hwæt vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold, active, Sw. hvass sharp, Dan. hvas, Goth. hwassaba sharply, and probably to Skr. cud to impel, urge on.]
Whether: [OE. whether, AS. hwæer; akin to OS. hwear, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder, conj., neither, Icel. hvārr whether, Goth. hwaar, Lith. katras, L. uter, Gr. , , Skr. katara, from the interrogatively pronoun, in AS. hwā who. . See Who, and cf. Either, Neither, Or, conj.]
Whetile: [Cf. Whitile.]
Whetstone: [AS. hwetstān.]
Whewellite: [So named after Prof. Whewell of Cambridge, England.]
Whewer: [Cf. W. chwiwell a widgeon, chwiws widgeons, waterfowls; or cf. E. whew, v. i.]
Whey: [AS. hwæg; cf. D. wei, hui, Fries. weye, LG. wey, waje. ]
Which: [OE. which, whilk, AS. hwilc, hwylc, hwelc, from the root of hwā who + līc body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welīh, hwelīh, Icel. hvīlīkr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, hwleiks; cf. L. qualis. . See Who, and Like, a., and cf. Such.]
Whiff: [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]
Whiffle: [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced by D. weifelen to waver.]
Whig: [See Whey.]
Whig: [Said to be from whiggam, a term used in Scotland in driving horses, whiggamore one who drives horses (a term applied to some western Scotchmen), contracted to whig. In 1648, a party of these people marched to Edinburgh to oppose the king and the duke of Hamilton (the Whiggamore raid), and hence the name of Whig was given to the party opposed to the court. Cf. Scot. whig to go quickly.]
Whiggamore: [See Whig.]
Whiggarchy: [Whig + -archy.]
While: [AS. hwīl; akin to OS. hwīl, hwīla, OFries. hwīle, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. wīla, hwīla, hwīl, Icel. hvīla a bed, hvīld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet, and perhaps to Gr. the proper time of season. √20. Cf. Quiet, Whilom.]
Whilere: [While + ere]
Whiles: [See While, n., and -wards.]
Whilk: [See Whelk a mollusk.]
Whilom: [AS. hwīlum, properly, at times, dative pl. of hwīl; akin to G. weiland formerly, OHG. hwīlōm, See While, n.]
Whilst: [From Whiles; cf. Amongst.]
Whim: [Cf. Whimbrel.]
Whim: [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle, Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another, dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move briskly.]
Whimbrel: [Cf. Whimper.]
Whimling: [Whim + -ling.]
Whimper: [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
Whimple: [Cf. Whiffle.]
Whimsey: [See Whim.]
Whimsical: [From Whimsey.]
Whimwham: [Formed from whim by reduplication.]
Whin: [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]
Whinchat: [So called because it frequents whins.]
Whine: [OE. whinen, AS. hwīnan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hvīna, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wihōn, hweijōn; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. Whinny, v. i.]
Whinger: [See Whinyard.]
Whinny: [From Whine]
Whinock: [Cf. Scot. whin, quhene, a few, AS. hwēne, hwǣne, a little, hwōn little, few. Cf. Wheen.]
Whinstone: [Whin + stone; cf. Scot. quhynstane.]
Whinyard: [Cf. Prov. E. & Scot. whingar, whinger; perhaps from AS. winn contention, war + geard, gyrd, a staff, rod, yard; or cf. AS. hwīnan to whistle, E. whine.]
Whip: [OE. whippen to overlay, as a cord, with other cords, probably akin to G. & D. wippen to shake, to move up and down, Sw. vippa, Dan. vippe to swing to and fro, to shake, to toss up, and L. vibrare to shake. Cf. Vibrate.]
Whip: [OE. whippe. See Whip, v. t.]
Whip-tom-kelly: [So called in imitation of its notes.]
Whippletree: [See Whip, and cf. Whiffletree.]
Whipster: [Whip + -ster.]
Whipworm: [So called from its shape.]
Whir: [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. .]
Whir: [See Whir to whiz.]
Whirl: [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. √16. See Wharf, and cf. Warble, Whorl.]
Whirl: [Cf. Dan. hvirvel, Sw. hvirfvel, Icel. hvirfill the crown of the head, G. wirbel whirl, crown of the head, D. wervel. See Whirl, v. t.]
Whirligig: [Whirl + gig.]
Whirlwig: [Cf. Earwig.]
Whirlwind: [Cf. Icel. hvirfilvindr, Sw. hvirfvelvind, Dan. hvirvelvind, G. wirbelwind. See Whirl, and Wind, n.]
Whisk: [See Whist, n.]
Whisk: [Probably for wisk, and of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw. viska, D. wisch, OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See Wisp.]
Whisk: [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D. wisschen. See Whisk, n.]
Whisket: [Cf. Wisket.]
Whiskey: [See Whisk, v. t. & n.]
Whisky: [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
Whiskyfied: [Whisky + -fy.]
Whisper: [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern, wispeln, OHG. hwispaln, Icel. hvīskra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. Whistle.]
Whist: [Cf. G. st! pst! bst! . Cf. Hist.]
Whist: [From Whist, interj.]
Whist: [From Whist, interj.]
Whist: [Properly p. p. of whist, v.]
Whistle: [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan. hvisle, Icel. hvīsla to whisper, and E. whisper. √43. See Whisper.]
Whistle: [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See Whistle, v. i.]
Whistler: [AS. hwistlere.]
Whit: [OE. wight, wiht, AS. wiht a creature, a thing. See Wight, and cf. Aught, Naught.]
White: [OE. whit, AS. hwīt; akin to OFries. and OS. hwīt, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. wīz, hwīz, Icel. hvītr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright, Russ. sviet' light, Skr. çvēta white, çvit to be bright. √42. Cf. Wheat, Whitsunday.]
White: [AS. hwītan.]
Whiteflaw: [See Whitlow.]
Whiten: [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvītna.]
Whiteness: [AS. hwītness.]
Whitester: [White + -ster.]
Whitflaw: [See Whitlow.]
Whither: [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E. where, who; cf. Goth. hvadrē whither. See Who, and cf. Hither, Thither.]
Whithersoever: [Whither + soever.]
Whitile: [Perhaps properly, the cutter (see Whittle, v.), or cf. whitewall, witwal.]
Whiting: [From White.]
Whitish: [From White.]
Whitleather: [White + leather.]
Whitling: [White + -ling.]
Whitlow: [Prov. E. whickflaw, for quickflaw, i. e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel. kvika the quick under the nail or under a horse's hoof. See Quick, a., and Flaw.]
Whitneyite: [So called after J.D. Whitney, an American geologist.]
Whitsour: [White + sour.]
Whitster: [Contracted fr. whitester.]
Whitsunday: [White + Sunday.]
Whitsuntide: [Whitsunday + tide.]
Whitten tree: [Probably from white; cf. AS. hwitingtreów.]
Whittle: [AS. hwītel, from hwit white; akin to Icel. hvītill a white bed cover. See White.]
Whittle: [OE. thwitel, fr. AS. pwītan to cut. Cf. Thwittle, Thwaite a piece of ground.]
Whiz: [Of imitative origin. . Cf. Whistle, and Hiss.]
Who: [OE. who, wha, AS. hwā, interrogative pron., neut. hwæt; akin to OFries. hwa, neut. hwet, OS. hwē, neut. hwat, D. wie, neut. wat, G. wer, neut. was, OHG. wer, hwer, neut. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, neut., Dan. hvo, neut. hvad, Sw. ho, hvem, neut. hvad, Goth. hwas, fem. hwō, neut. hwa, Lith. kas, Ir. & Gael. co, W. pwy, L. quod, neuter of qui, Gr. po`teros whether, Skr. kas. √182. Cf. How, Quantity, Quorum, Quote, Ubiquity, What, When, Where, Whether, Which, Whither, Whom, Why.]
Whole: [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. hāl well, sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. hl, D. heel, G. heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well, sound, OIr. cl augury. Cf. Hale, Hail to greet, Heal to cure, Health, Holy.]
Wholesome: [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G. heilsam, D. heilzaam.]
Whom: [OE. wham, AS. dative hwām, hwm. See Who.]
Whoop: [See Hoopoe.]
Whoop: [OE. houpen. See Hoop, v. i.]
Whoot: [See Hoot.]
Whopper: [Cf. Whapper.]
Whore: [OE. hore, AS. hōre; akin to D. hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. hōra, Dan. hore, Sw. hora, Goth. hōrs an adulterer, AS. hōr adultery, OHG. huor, and probably to L. carus dear. Cf. Charity.]
Whore: [Cf. Icel. hra. See Whore, n.]
Whoredom: [OE. hordom; cf. Icel. hrdmr.]
Whorl: [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl, n. & v.]
Whort: [See Whortleberry.]
Whortleberry: [AS. wyrtil a small shrub (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See Wort, and cf. Huckleberry, Hurtleberry.]
Whose: [OE. whos, whas, AS. hwæs, gen. of hwā. See Who.]
Whur: [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Hurr, Hurry, Whir.]
Whurry: [See Hurry.]
Why: [OE. whi, why, AS. hwī, hw, instrumental case of hwā, hwæt; akin to Icel. hvī why, Dan. & Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw. . See Who.]
Wicca: [OE. wicche wizard, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; see also witch and wicked.]
wick: [AS. wīc village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. vīk an inlet, creek, bay. See Vicinity, and cf. Villa.]
wick: [OE. wicke, weyke, weke, AS. weoca or wecca; cf. D. wiek a roll of lint, Prov. G. wicke, and wieche, OHG. wiohha, Sw. veke, Dan. væge; of uncertain origin.]
Wicked: [OE. wicked, fr. wicke wicked; probably originally the same word as wicche wizard, witch. See Witch.]
Wicker: [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to AS. wīcan to give way. Cf. Weak.]
Wicket: [OE. wiket, OF. wiket, guichet, F. quichet; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vk a small creek, inlet, bay, vik a corner.]
Widal's test: [After Fernand Widal (b. 1862), French physician.]
Widdy: [Cf. Withy.]
Wide: [OE. wid, wyde, AS. wīd; akin to OFries. & OS. wīd, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. wīt, Icel. vīðr, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.]
Wide: [As. wīde.]
Widewhere: [See Wide, and Where.]
Widgeon: [Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, -onis, a kind of small crane.]
Widow: [OE. widewe, widwe, AS. weoduwe, widuwe, wuduwe; akin to OFries. widwe, OS. widowa, D. weduwe, G. wittwe, witwe, OHG. wituwa, witawa, Goth. widuwō, Russ. udova, OIr. fedb, W. gweddw, L. vidua, Skr. vidhavā; and probably to Skr. vidh to be empty, to lack; cf. Gr. "hi`qeos a bachelor. √248. Cf. Vidual.]
Width: [From Wide.]
Wield: [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS. waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda, Sw. vålla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. Herald, Valiant.]
Wiener Schnitzel: [G., Vienna cutlet.]
Wiery: [Cf. Wearish.]
Wiery: [From Wire; cf. Fiery.]
Wife: [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries. & OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. wīb, Icel. vīf, Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate. Cf. Tacitus, [“ Germania” 8]: Inesse quin etiam sanctum aliquid et providum putant, nec aut consilia earum aspernantur aut responsa neglegunt. Cf. Hussy a jade, Woman.]
Wifehood: [AS. wifhād.]
Wifely: [AS. wīflic.]
Wig: [Abbreviation from periwig.]
Wigg: [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G. weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See Wedge.]
Wiggle: [Cf. Wag, v. t., Waggle.]
Wigher: [Cf. G. wiehern, E. whine.]
Wight: [OE. wight, wiht, a wight, a whit, AS. wiht, wuht, a creature, a thing; skin to D. wicht a child, OS. & OHG. wiht a creature, thing, G. wicht a creature, Icel. vætt a wight, vætt a whit, Goth. waíhts, waíht, thing; cf. Russ. veshche a thing. . Cf. Whit.]
Wight: [OE. wight, wiht, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vīgr in fighting condition, neut. vīgh vīg war, akin to AS. wīg See Vanquish.]
Wigwag: [See Wag, v. t.]
Wigwag: [See Wigwag, v. t. & i.]
Wigwam: [From the Algonquin or Massachusetts Indian word wēk, “his house,” or “dwelling place;” with possessive and locative affixes, wē-kou-om-ut, “in his (or their) house,” contracted by the English to weekwam, and wigwam.]
Wike: [AS. wic. See Wick a village.]
Wikiup: [Of North American Indian origin; cf. Dakota wakeya, wokeya.]
Wild: [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
Wildebeest: [D. wild wild + beeste beast.]
Wilder: [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See Wild, a., and cf. Wilderness.]
Wilderness: [OE. wildernesse, wilderne,probably from AS. wildor a wild beast; cf. D. wildernis wilderness. See Wilder, v. t.]
Wildgrave: [G. wildgraf or D. wildgraaf. See Wild, and cf. Margrave.]
Wile: [OE. wile, AS. wīl; cf. Icel. vl, væl. Cf. Guile.]
Will: [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See Will, v.]
Will: [OE. willen, imp. wolde; akin to OS. willan, OFries. willa, D. willen, G. wollen, OHG. wollan, wellan, Icel. & Sw. vilja, Dan. ville, Goth. wiljan, OSlav. voliti, L. velle to wish, volo I wish; cf. Skr. vṛ to choose, to prefer. Cf. Voluntary, Welcome, Well, adv.]
Will: [Cf. AS. willian. See Will, n.]
Willemite: [From Willem I., king of the Netherlands.]
Willful: [Will + full.]
Willing: [From Will, v. t.]
Willow: [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. Willy.]
Willy: [Cf. Willow.]
Wilne: [AS. wilnian.]
Wilt: [Written also welt, a modification of welk.]
Wily: [From Wile.]
Wimble: [OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD. wemelen to bore. Cf. Gimlet.]
Wimble: [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.]
Wimple: [OE. wimpel, AS. winpel; akin to D. & G. wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel. vimpill, Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain origin. Cf. Gimp.]
Win: [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain, conquer. √138. Cf. Venerate, Winsome, Wish, Wont, a.]
Wince: [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink. See Wink.]
Wince: [See Winch.]
Winch: [See Wince.]
Winch: [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink.]
Wind: [OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. Wander, Wend.]
Wind: [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. vāta (cf. Gr. 'ah`ths a blast, gale, 'ah^nai to breathe hard, to blow, as the wind); originally a p. pr. from the verb seen in Skr. vā to blow, akin to AS. wāwan, D. waaijen, G. wehen, OHG. wāen, wājen, Goth. waian. √131. Cf. Air, Ventail, Ventilate, Window, Winnow.]
Wind: [From Wind, moving air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.]
Windage: [From Wind air in motion.]
Winder: [From Wind to turn.]
Winder: [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to winnow. . Cf. Winnow.]
Windhover: [From its habit of hovering over one spot.]
Winding: [From Wind to blow.]
Winding: [From Wind to twist.]
Windlass: [Perhaps from wind to turn + lace.]
Windlass: [OE. windelas, windas, Icel. vindilāss, vindās, fr. vinda to wind + āss a pole; cf. Goth. ans a beam. See Wind to turn.]
Windle: [From Wind to turn.]
Windore: [A corrupt. of window; or perh. coined on the wrong assumption that window is from wind + door.]
Window: [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. . See Wind, n., and Eye.]
Windrow: [Wind + row.]
Windy: [AS. windig.]
Wine: [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. vīn; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, , and E. withy. Cf. Vine, Vineyard, Vinous, Withy.]
Winery: [Cf. F. vinerie.]
Winesap: [Wine + sap for sop.]
Wing: [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. vængr.]
Wingmanship: [From Wing, in imitation of horsemanship.]
Wink: [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G. winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan. vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanchn to waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a corner. Cf. Wench, Wince, v. i.]
Winkle: [AS. wincle.]
Winkle-hawk: [D. winkel-haak a carpenter's square.]
Winnow: [OE. windewen, winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. √131. See Wind moving air, and cf. Fan., n., Ventilate.]
Winsome: [AS. wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to OS. wunnia, OHG. wunna, wunni, G. wonne, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad), AS. wunian to dwell. . See Win, v. t., Wont, a.]
Winter: [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. .]
Winter-rig: [See Winter and Ridge.]
Wintry: [AS. wintrig.]
Wipe: [Cf. Sw. vipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing.]
Wipe: [OE. vipen, AS. wīpian; cf. LG. wiep a wisp of straw, Sw. vepa to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, vepa a blanket; perhaps akin to E. whip.]
Wirble: [Cf. Warble, Whirl.]
Wire: [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. vīrr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. √141.]
Wis: [Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss certain. See Ywis.]
Wis: [Due to mistaking OE. iwis certain, AS. gewiss, for I wis. See Ywis.]
Wisdom: [AS. wīsdōm. See Wise, a., and -dom.]
Wise: [OE. wis, AS. wīs; akin to OS. & OFries. wīs, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. wīs, wīsi, Icel. vīss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See Wit, v., and cf. Righteous, Wisdom.]
wise: [OE. wise, AS. wīse; akin to OS. wīsa, OFries. wīs, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. wīsa, G. weise, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. öðruvīs otherwise; from the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See Wit, v., and cf. Guise.]
Wiseacre: [OD. wijssegger or G. weissager a foreteller, prophet, from weissagen to foretell, to prophesy, OHG. wīssagn, corrupted (as if compounded of the words for wise and say) fr. wīzzagn, fr. wīzzag a prophet, akin to AS. wītiga, wītga, from the root of E. wit. See Wit, v.]
Wish: [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. wscan; akin to D. wenschen, G. wünschen, Icel. æeskja, Dan. önske, Sw. önska; from AS. wsc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. sk, Skr. vāchā a wish, vāch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. . See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful.]
Wishful: [Cf. Wistful.]
Wishtonwish: [Probably of American Indian origin.]
Wishy-washy: [See Wash.]
Wisly: [See Wis, adv.]
Wisp: [OE. wisp, wips; probably akin to D. & G. wisch, Icel. visk, and perhaps to L. virga a twig, rod. Cf. Verge a rod, Whisk, n.]
Wisse: [AS. wīsian. See Wise, a.]
Wistaria: [NL.]
Wistful: [For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See Wish.]
Wistit: [Prob. from native name: cf. F. ouistiti.]
Wistly: [See Wistful.]
Wit: [OE. witen, pres. ich wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. wāt, imp. wiste, wisse; akin to OFries. wita, OS. witan, D. weten, G. wissen, OHG. wizzan, Icel. vita, Sw. veta, Dan. vide, Goth. witan to observe, wait I know, Russ. vidiete to see, L. videre, Gr. , Skr. vid to know, learn; cf. Skr. vid to find. . Cf. History, Idea, Idol, -oid, Twit, Veda, Vision, Wise, a. & n., Wot.]
Wit: [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizzī, Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. √133. See Wit, v.]
Witan: [AS., pl. of wita sage, councilor.]
Witch: [Cf. Wick of a lamp.]
Witch: [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; perhaps the same word as AS. wītiga, wītga, a soothsayer (cf. Wiseacre); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG. wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.]
witch: [AS. wiccian.]
Witch-hazel: [See Wych-elm, and Hazel.]
witchcraft: [AS. wiccecræft.]
Wite: [AS. wītan; akin to D. wijten, G. verweisen, Icel. vīta to mulct, and E. wit; cf. AS. wītan to see, L. animadvertere to observe, to punish. . See Wit, v.]
Wite: [AS. wīte punishment. . See Wite, v.]
Witenagemote: [AS. witena gemōt an assembly of the wise; wita a wise man + gemōt assembly.]
With: [OE. with, AS. wi with, against; akin to AS. wier against, OFries. with, OS. wi, wiar, D. weder, weêr (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar again, against, Icel. vi against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at, by, Dan. ved, Goth. wipra against, Skr. vi asunder. Cf. Withdraw, Withers, Withstand.]
Withal: [With + all.]
Withamite: [From its discoverer, H. Witham.]
Withdraw: [With against + draw.]
Withdrawing-room: [See Withdraw, and cf. Drawing-room.]
Withe: [OE. withe. . See Withy, n.]
Wither: [OE. wideren; probably the same word as wederen to weather (see Weather, v. & n.); or cf. G. verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.]
Witherband: [Withers + band.]
Witherite: [So called after Dr. W. Withering.]
Witherling: [Wither + -ling.]
Withernam: [AS. wiðernām; wiðer against + nām a seizure, fr. niman to take.]
Withers: [Properly, the parts which resist the pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance, AS. wiðre, fr. wiðer against; akin to G. widerrist withers. See With, prep.]
Withhold: [With again, against, back + hold.]
Within: [OE. withinne, withinnen, AS. wiðinnan; wið with, against, toward + innan in, inwardly, within, from in in. See With, prep., In, prep.]
Without: [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wiðtan; wið with, against, toward + tan outside, fr. t out. See With, prep., Out.]
Withstand: [AS. wiðstandan. See With, prep., and Stand.]
Withvine: [Withe + vine.]
Withwind: [AS. wiðowinde.]
Withy: [OE. withe, wipi, AS. wīig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. wīda, Icel. vīja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. , and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. √141. Cf. Wine, Withe.]
Witing: [See Wit, v.]
Witling: [Wit + -ling; cf. G. witzling.]
Witness: [AS. witness, gewitnes, from witan to know. √133. See Wit, v. i.]
Witticaster: [Formed like criticaster.]
Witticism: [From Witty.]
Wittified: [Witty + -fy + -ed.]
Wittingly: [See Wit, v.]
Wittol: [Said to be for white tail, and so called in allusion to its white tail; but cf. witwal.]
Witty: [AS. witig, wittig. See Wit, n.]
Witwal: [Akin to G. wittewal, wiedewall, MHG. witewal, D. wiedewaal, wielewaal, OD. weduwael, and perhaps the same word as OE. wodewale. Cf. Wood, n., Wittol.]
Wive: [AS. wīfian, gewīfian. See Wite.]
Wiver: [OE. wivere a serpent, OF. wivre, guivre, F. givre, guivre, wiver, from L. vipera; probably influenced by OHG. wipera, from the Latin. See Viper, and cf. Weever.]
Wizard: [Probably from wise + -ard.]
Wizen: [OE. wisenen, AS. wisnian akin to weornian to decay, OHG. wesann to grow dry, G. verwesen to rot, Icel. visna to wither, Sw. vissna, Dan. visne, and probably to L. virus an offensive odor, poison. Cf. Virus.]
Wlatsome: [AS. wlatian to disgust, irk, wltta loathing.]
Wên-li: [Chin. wên li.]
Woad: [OE. wod, AS. wād; akin to D. weede, G. waid, OHG. weit, Dan. vaid, veid, Sw. veide, L. vitrum.]
Woad-waxen: [Cf. Wood-wax.]
Wode: [AS. wōd.]
Wodegeld: [See Wood, and Geld.]
Woden: [AS. Wōden; akin to OS. Wōdan, OHG. Wuotan, Icel. Oðinn, and probably to E. wood, a. Cf. Wednesday.]
Woe: [OE. wo, wa, woo, AS. wā, interj.; akin to D. wee, OS. & OHG. wē, G. weh, Icel. vei, Dan. vee, Sw. ve, Goth. wai; cf. L. vae, Gr. . √128. Cf. Wail.]
Woe-begone: [OE. wo begon. See Woe, and Begone, p. p.]
Wold: [OE. wold, wald, AS. weald, wald, a wood, forest; akin to OFries. & OS. wald, D. woud, G. wald, Icel. völlr, a field, and probably to Gr. a grove, Skr. vāa a garden, inclosure. Cf. Weald.]
Wolf: [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. ūlfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos, Skr. vṛka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag, tear in pieces. √286. Cf. Lupine, a., Lyceum.]
Wolfram: [G.]
Wolframite: [G., wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf + rahm cream, soot; cf. G. wolfsruss wolfram, lit., wolf's soot.]
Wolframium: [NL. See Wolfram.]
Wollastonite: [After Dr. W. H. Wollaston, an English chemist, who died in 1828.]
Wollaston's doublet: [After W. H. Wollaston, English physicist.]
Wolverene: [From Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.]
Woman: [OE. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. wīfmann, wīmmann; wīf woman, wife + mann a man. See Wife, and Man.]
Womb: [OE. wombe, wambe, AS. wamb, womb; akin to D. wam belly, OS. & OHG. wamba, G. wamme, wampe, Icel. vömb, Sw. våmb, Dan. vom, Goth. wamba.]
Wombat: [From the native name, womback, wombach, in Australia.]
Won: [See 1st Wone.]
Wonder: [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. to gaze at.]
Wonder: [AS. wundrian.]
Wonderly: [AS. wundorlice.]
Wonderwork: [AS. wundorweorc.]
Wondrous: [OE. wonders, adv. (later also adj.). See Wonder, n., and cf. -wards.]
Wone: [OE. wonen, wunen, wonien, wunien, AS. wunian. . See Wont, a.]
Wone: [OE. See Wone, v. i., Wont, a.]
Wong: [AS. wang, wong.]
Wont: [For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS. wunian; akin to D. wonen, OS. wunn, OHG, wonn, G. wohnen, and AS. wund, gewuna, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take pleasure; cf. Icel. una to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad); and akin to Skr. van to like, to wish. . Cf. Wean, Win.]
Woo: [OE. wowen, woen, AS. wgian, fr. wh bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. wāh evil, Goth. unwahs blameless, Skr. vac to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.]
Wood: [OE. wod, AS. wōd; akin to OHG. wuot, Icel. ōðr, Goth. wōds, D. woede madness, G. wuth, wut, also to AS. wōð song, Icel. ōðr, L. vates a seer, a poet. Cf. Wednesday.]
Wood: [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vir, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]
Wood-note: [Wood, n. + note.]
Wood-sare: [Wood + Prov. E. sare for sore.]
Wood-wash: [AS. wuduweaxe.]
Woodbine: [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.]
Woodbury-type: [After the name of the inventor, W. Woodbury.]
Woodcock: [AS. wuducoc.]
Woodness: [From Wood mad.]
Woodruff: [AS. wudurofe. See Wood, n., and cf. Ruff a plaited collar.]
Woodwardia: [NL. After Thomas J. Woodward, an English botanist.]
Wooer: [AS. wōgere. See Woo, v. t.]
Woof: [OE. oof, AS. ōwef, ōweb, āweb; on, an, on + wef, web, fr. wefan to weave. The initial w is due to the influence of E. weave. See On, Weave, and cf. Abb.]
Wool: [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld, Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr. ūrṇā wool, vṛ to cover. √146, 287. Cf. Flannel, Velvet.]
Woold: [D. woelen, bewoelen; akin to G. wuhlen, bewuhlen. √146.]
Woolen: [OE. wollen; cf. AS. wyllen. See Wool.]
Woolfell: [Wool + fell a skin.]
Woolsey: [From Wool.]
Woolward: [Wool + -ward.]
Wootz: [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese ukku steel.]
Word: [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord, G. wort, Icel. orð, Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. waúrd, OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or perhaps to Gr. "rh`twr an orator. Cf. Verb.]
Wordbook: [Cf. D. woordenboek, G. wörterbuch.]
Work: [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. værk, Goth. gawaúrki, Gr. 'e`rgon, ϝe`rgon, work, "re`zein to do, 'o`rganon an instrument, 'o`rgia secret rites, Zend verez to work. √145. Cf. Bulwark, Energy, Erg, Georgic, Liturgy, Metallurgy, Organ, Orgy, Surgeon, Wright.]
Work: [AS. wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p. geworht, gewroht); akin to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian, D. werken, G. wirken, Icel. verka, yrkja, orka, Goth. waúrkjan. √145. See Work, n.]
Workday: [AS. weorcdæg.]
Workhouse: [AS. weorchūs.]
Workman: [AS. weorcmann.]
Workyday: [See Workday, Workingday.]
World: [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. veröld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a man + a word akin to E. old; cf. AS. yld lifetime, age, ylde men, humanity. Cf. Werewolf, Old.]
Worldling: [World + -ling.]
Worldly: [AS. woroldlic.]
Worm: [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. waúrms, L. vermis, Gr. a wood worm. Cf. Vermicelli, Vermilion, Vermin.]
Wormil: [Cf. 1st Warble.]
Wormwood: [AS. wermd, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.]
Worriment: [See Worry.]
Worry: [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in āwyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG. wurgen, G. würgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E. wring.]
Worse: [OE. werse, worse, wurse, AS. wiersa, wyrsa, a comparative with no corresponding positive; akin to OS. wirsa, OFries. wirra, OHG. wirsiro, Icel. verri, Sw. värre, Dan. värre, Goth. waírsiza, and probably to OHG. werran to bring into confusion, E. war, and L. verrere to sweep, sweep along. As bad has no comparative and superlative, worse and worst are used in lieu of them, although etymologically they have no relation to bad.]
Worse: [AS. wiers, wyrs; akin to OS. & OHG. wirs, Icel. verr, Goth, waírs; a comparative adverb with no corresponding positive. See Worse, a.]
Worse: [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.]
Worship: [OE. worshipe, wurðscipe, AS. weorðscipe; weorð worth + -scipe -ship. See Worth, a., and -ship.]
Worst: [OE. werst, worste, wurste, AS. wyrst, wierst, wierrest. See Worse, a.]
Worst: [See Worse, v. t. & a.]
Worsted: [From Worsted, now spelled Worstead, a town in Norfolk, England; for Worthstead. See Worth, n., and Stead.]
Wort: [OE. wort, wurt, AS. wyrt herb, root; akin to OS. wurt, G. wurz, Icel. jurt, urt, Dan. urt, Sw. ört, Goth. waúrts a root, L. radix, Gr. a root, a branch, young shoot, a branch, and E. root, n. Cf. Licorice, Orchard, Radish, Root, n., Whortleberry, Wort an infusion of malt.]
Wort: [OE. worte, wurte, AS. wyrte; akin to OD. wort, G. würze, bierwürze, Icel. virtr, Sw. vört. See Wort an herb.]
Worth: [OE. worthen, wurþen, to become, AS. weorðan; akin to OS. werðan, D. worden, G. werden, OHG. werdan, Icel. verða, Sw. varda, Goth. waírpan, L. vertere to turn, Skr. vṛt, v. i., to turn, to roll, to become. √143. Cf. Verse, -ward, Weird.]
Worth: [OE. worth, wurþ, AS. weorð, wurE; akin to OFries. werth, OS. werð, D. waard, OHG. werd, G. wert, werth, Icel. verðr, Sw. värd, Dan. værd, Goth. waírps, and perhaps to E. wary. Cf. Stalwart, Ware an article of merchandise, Worship.]
Worth: [OE. worth, wurþ, AS. weorð, wurð; weorð, wurð, adj. See Worth, a.]
Worthless: [AS. weorðleás.]
Worthy: [OE. worthi, wurþi, from worth, wurþ, n.; cf. Icel. verðugr, D. waardig, G. würdig, OHG. wirdīg. See Worth, n.]
Wou-wou: [So called from its cry.]
Would: [OE. & AS. wolde. See Will, v. t.]
Wound: [OE. wounde, wunde, AS. wund; akin to OFries. wunde, OS. wunda, D. wonde, OHG. wunta, G. wunde, Icel. und, and to AS., OS., & G. wund sore, wounded, OHG. wunt, Goth. wunds, and perhaps also to Goth. winnan to suffer, E. win. √140. Cf. Zounds.]
Wound: [AS. wundian. √140. See Wound, n.]
Wrack: [OE. wrak wreck. See Wreck.]
Wraith: [Scot. wraith, warth; probably originally, a guardian angel, from Icel. vörðr a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward. See Ward a guard.]
Wrangle: [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]
Wrap: [A corrupt spelling of rap.]
Wrap: [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. √144. Cf. Warp.]
Wrasse: [W. gwrachen.]
Wrastle: [OE. wrastlen. See Wrestle.]
Wrath: [OE. wrathe, wraþþe, wrethe, wræððe, AS. wrǣððo, fr. wrāð wroth; akin to Icel. reiði wrath. See Wroth, a.]
Wraw: [Cf. dial. Sw. vrå willful, disobedient.]
Wrawl: [Cf. Dan. vraale, Sw. vråla to brawl, to roar, Dan. vraal a bawling, roaring, vræle to cry, weep, whine.]
Wray: [AS. wrgan to accuse. See Bewray.]
Wreak: [OE. wreken to revenge, punish, drive out, AS. wrecan; akin to OFries. wreka, OS. wrekan to punish, D. wreken to avenge, G. rächen, OHG. rehhan, Icel. reka to drive, to take vengeance, Goth. wrikan to persecute, Lith. vargas distress, vargti to suffer distress, L. urgere to drive, urge, Gr. e'i`rgein to shut, Skr. vṛj to turn away. Cf. Urge, Wreck, Wretch.]
Wreak: [Cf. AS. wræc exile, persecution, misery. See Wreak, v. t.]
Wreaker: [See Wreak.]
Wreath: [OE. wrethe, AS. wrǣð a twisted band, fr. wrīðan to twist. See Writhe.]
Wreathe: [See Wreath, n.]
Wreck: [OE. wrak, AS. wræc exile, persecution, misery, from wrecan to drive out, punish; akin to D. wrak, adj., damaged, brittle, n., a wreck, wraken to reject, throw off, Icel. rek a thing drifted ashore, Sw. vrak refuse, a wreck, Dan. vrag. See Wreak, v. t., and cf. Wrack a marine plant.]
Wreckfish: [So called because it often comes in with wreckage.]
Wren: [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wrænna, perhaps akin to wrǣne lascivious.]
Wrench: [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness, renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. √144. See Wring, and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
Wrench: [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive, properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting. . See Wrench, n.]
Wrest: [OE. wresten, AS. wrstan; akin to wr a twisted band, and wrīn to twist. See Writhe.]
Wrestle: [OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS. wrstlian, freq. of wrstan to wrest; akin to OD. wrastelen to wrestle. See Wrest, v. t.]
Wrestler: [AS. wrǣstlere.]
Wretch: [OE. wrecche, AS. wrecca, wræcca, an exile, a wretch, fr. wrecan to drive out, punish; properly, an exile, one driven out, akin to AS. wræc an exile, OS. wrekkio a stranger, OHG. reccheo an exile. See Wreak, v. t.]
Wretchless: [See Reckless.]
Wriggle: [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.]
Wright: [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. √145. See Work.]
Wring: [OE. wringen, AS. wringan; akin to LG. & D. wringen, OHG. ringan to struggle, G. ringen, Sw. vränga to distort, Dan. vringle to twist. Cf. Wrangle, Wrench, Wrong.]
Wrinkle: [OE. wrinkil, AS. wrincle; akin to OD. wrinckel, and prob. to Dan. rynke, Sw. rynka, Icel. hrukka, OHG. runza, G. runzel, L. ruga. .]
Wrist: [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.]
Writ: [AS. writ, gewrit. See Write.]
Write: [OE. writen, AS. wrītan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wrītan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to rend, G. reissen, OHG. rīzan, Icel. rīta to write, Goth. writs a stroke, dash, letter. Cf. Race tribe, lineage.]
Writer: [AS. wrītere.]
Writhe: [OE. writhen, AS. wrīan to twist; akin to OHG. rīdan, Icel. rīa, Sw. vrida, Dan. vride. Cf. Wreathe, Wrest, Wroth.]
Writhle: [Freq. of writhe.]
Wrong: [OE. wrong, wrang, a. & n., AS. wrang, n.; originally, awry, wrung, fr. wringan to wring; akin to D. wrang bitter, Dan. vrang wrong, Sw. vrång, Icel. rangr awry, wrong. See Wring.]
Wrong: [AS. wrang. See Wrong, a.]
Wrongous: [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See Wrong, and cf. Righteous.]
Wrote: [OE. wroten. See 1st Root.]
Wroth: [OE. wroth, wrap, AS. wrāð wroth, crooked, bad; akin to wrīðan to writhe, and to OS. wrēðangry, D. wreed cruel, OHG. reid twisted, Icel. reiðr angry, Dan. & Sw. vred. See Writhe, and cf. Wrath.]
Wry: [AS. wreón.]
Wry: [Akin to OE. wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to drive.]
Wry: [OE. wrien. See Wry, a.]
Wulfenite: [So named after F. X. Wulfen, an Australian mineralogist.]
Wych-elm: [OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker.]
Wyn: [AS. wēn.]
Wynd: [See Wind to turn.]