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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.53^wauke ; cf. F. smif, O. F. satilf,<strong>from</strong> Lat. saluus."Wally, adj. wavy, surging, 13.no. G. welle, a wave, E. <strong>to</strong>well, Sc. iviel, a whirlpool."Walter, sb. water, 25. 4572, 5467,The converse, Water for Walter,occurs in Pierce <strong>the</strong> PloughmansCrede. See Walk."Waltring, pres. part, lapping, rollingabout, lolling, 19 a. 267. A. S.luealtiati, <strong>to</strong> roll, reel."Walxis, pr.pl. grow, become (lit.wax), 13. 151; pt. s. Wolx, became,13. 136; pt. pi. Wolx, 13.188. Here Walxis = wauxis, forwaxis ; and wolx — woux = wox.See "Walk.Wambe, s6. belly, 22. 4515. A. S.wamb, womb."Wane, sb. quantity, number, 7- 74-Sc. wane, a number <strong>of</strong> people ;O.K. tf^o«e, a quantity. From A. S.hwene, a little, Sc. quhoyn, a few,afterwards extended <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> notion<strong>of</strong> an indefinite number, a quantity."Wanne, v. S. <strong>to</strong> ebb, wane, retreat(said <strong>of</strong> waves retreatingafter breaking), 8. v. 45. A. S.ivaman, <strong>to</strong> wane, wana, want."Wan<strong>to</strong>nnes, sb. want <strong>of</strong> discretion,17 c. 276. O. E. wan<strong>to</strong>wen, illeducated, <strong>from</strong> wan-, prefix, signifyingwant, lack, and A.S. <strong>to</strong>gen,educated, pp. <strong>of</strong> teon."Wappe, V. S. <strong>to</strong> beat, lap (said <strong>of</strong>water lapping ' on a crag,' asTennyson expresses it), 8. v. 45.E. whop, whip."Wapynnys, sb. pi. S. weapons, 6.193. A. S. wdipen, a weapon."Ward ; <strong>to</strong> Pallas temple ward - <strong>to</strong>wards<strong>the</strong> temple <strong>of</strong> Pallas, 19 a.304. A. S. weard, a suffix signifying<strong>to</strong>wards ; Lat. versus."Warke, sb. work, 28 a. 64."Wary, v. <strong>to</strong> curse, 22. 5473. A. S.iverigan, <strong>to</strong> curse, werig, wicked."Waseled, pt. s. bemired himself, 1430. A. S. was, Prov. E. wose,E. ooze, mud."Wat, 1 p. s. pr. wot, know, 7. 47.See Witt, Wote.Wawes, sb. pi. S. waves, 8. v. 35."Waykely, adv. S. carefully, 8. iv.79. A. S. wacol, watchful, wacoliice,watchfully.blenched, becameafraid, 6. 198. A.S. ivandian,"Wayndyt, pt. s.<strong>to</strong> fear, blench.Wayntyt, /)/./)/. were missing, werewanting, 6. 199. Icei. vanta, <strong>to</strong>be wanting."Waynys, sb.pl. F. veins ; <strong>of</strong>waynys= in <strong>the</strong> veins (<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> head, as itappears), 6. 361.Wayte ; a wnyte printed/or a.wa.yie,sb. ambush, 9. 152. O. F. agait,ambush ; <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> Teu<strong>to</strong>nic root<strong>of</strong> wake and watch.Weal, V. (?) <strong>to</strong> clench so as <strong>to</strong> leavemarks, <strong>to</strong> mark with wales byclenching. 7. 123. A. S. ivalan,wales. But see <strong>the</strong> note.Wealked, pp. wi<strong>the</strong>red, 24. 1 2.G. welhen, <strong>to</strong> fade."Wear, putfor Were, 7. 7, 24.Wedde, sb. S. pledge, 3 b. 11 86.A. S. wed, Lat. uas, gen. uadis."Wedis. See "Weid."Wedous, sb. pi. S. widows, 7. 118.Weene, i p. s. pr. opine, suppose,imagine, 28 a. 40. See "Wene."Weid, sb. S. robe, garment, i r a. 3,II b. 24 ; Weyd, 6. 240 ;pi.Wedis, clo<strong>the</strong>s, 13. 303. A.S.weed, a garment ; still preserved in<strong>the</strong> phrase ' widow's weeds.'"Weide. v. <strong>to</strong> go wood, i.e. <strong>to</strong> gomad, 6. 43B. A. S. wedan, <strong>to</strong> bemad, ivod, mad."Weill, adv. well, i.e. about, nearly,22. 4560."Weir, sb. fear, doubt. 1 1 b. 50. Sc.were, tueir, probably same as E.war. See "Wer.Weird, sb. fate, destiny, 22. 5473 ;Werd, 24. 63. A.S. wyrd, fate."Weiris, sb. pi. S. wars, 11 a. 19."Weld, V. <strong>to</strong> wield, 19 a. 680. A.S.wealdan, <strong>to</strong> rule."Wele, sb. wealth, money, 1. 403;M m 2

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