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_Douglas._
A. S. _wun-ian_, Germ. _won-en_, id.
~Wonnyng~, ~Wyning~, _s._ A dwelling.
A. S. _wununge_, mansio.
_Barbour._
_To_ WON, _v. a._ To dry by exposure to the air.
~Wonnyn~, _part. pa._ Dried.
V. ~Win~, _v._ 2.
WON, _part. pa._ Raised from a quarry; also, dug from a mine.
V. ~Win~, _v._ 3.
_To_ WOND, _v. n._ To depart; used for _wend_.
_Gawan and Gol._
WONGE, _s._ The cheek.
_Sir Tristrem._
A. S. _waeng_, Isl. _vong_, maxilla.
WONNYT. L. _wemmyt_, q. v.
_Barbour._
WOO, _s._ Wool, S.
_Kelly._
_It's aw ae woo_, S. Prov. It is all one.
WOOD-ILL, _s._ A disease of cattle, the same with ~Muir-ill~, q. v.
WOOERBAB, _s._ The garter-knot below the knee, with a couple of loops, S. O.
_Burns._
WOR, _pret._ Guarded, defended.
V. ~Wer~.
_Wallace._
WOR, _adj._ Worse.
V. ~War~.
_Kennedy._
WORDY, _adj._ Worth, worthy, S.
_Ramsay._
WORDIS, _v. imp. It wordis_, it behoves, it becomes.
_Wallace._
_Bee worde of_, become of.
V. ~Worth~, _v._
_Z. Boyd._
Belg. _word-en_, O. Su. G. _woerd-a_, Isl. _verd-a_, interesse, pertinere.
WORLIN, _s._ A puny and feeble creature.
_Dunbar._
A dimin. from _worl_, _wurl_, _wroul_, all corr. from _Warwolf_, q. v.
_To_ WORRIE, _v. a._ To strangle.
_Kennedy._
_To_ ~Worry~, _v. n._ To choak, to be suffocated, S.
