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Cf. +Wil+.
+Willing+, _sb._ desire, C2.
+Wilnen+, _v._ to desire, S, S2, S3, C, C2, W, P; +wilnien+, S; +wylny+, S2. _Der._: +wylnynge+, desire, S2.--AS. _wilnian_.
+Wilwe+, _sb._ willow-tree, C, Prompt.--AS. _welig_ (Voc.).
+Wimman+, _sb._ woman, S; see +Wif+.
+Wimpel+, _sb._ a nun's veil, S; +wympel+, C. _Comb._: +wimpel-leas+, wimple-less, S.--Icel. _vimpill_; cp. AF. _guimple_.
+Wimplin+, _v._ to cover with a wimple, S; +y-wimpled+, _pp._, C; +i-wimplet+, S; +y-wympled+, C.
+Wimplunge+, _sb._ wimpling, S; +wimlunge+, _dat._, S.
+Winden+, _v._ to wind, twist, turn; +wynde+, PP; +wand+, _pt. s._, SD; +wonden+, _pl._, P; +wounden+, PP; +wunden+, _pp._, S; +wounden+, S; +wounde+, PP; +y-wounden+, PP.--AS. _windan_, pt. _wand_ (pl. _wundon_), pp. _wunden_.
+Wine+, _sb._ friend; +wines+, _pl._, S. _Comb._: +wine-maies+, kinsmen, S.--AS. _wine_, _wine-m?g_.
+Winne+, _sb._ joy, S; +wynne+, HD (p. 933); +wunne+, S, S2; +win+, S.
_Der._: +winli+, pleasant, S2; +winsom+, S2.--AS. _wynn_.
+Winnen+, _v._ to win, S, S2, C2; +wynne+, S2; +wyn+, S3; +vyn+, S2; +wunien+, S; +wan+, _pt. s._, S, S2, C2, C3, P; +van+, S2; +wonne+, _pl._, PP, S2; +wonnen+, _pp._, C; +wonne+, C; +y-wonne+, P; +i-wonne+, S2; +wonen+, S2; +wune+, S2. _Der._: +wynnyng+, gain, W.--AS.
_(ge)winnan_, pt. _wan_ (pl. _wunnon_), pp. _wunnen_.
+Wirken+, _v._ to work, S2; see +Werke+.
+Wis+, _adv._ indeed, S; +wisly+, _adv._, certainly, surely, C, C2, C3.--AS. _(ge)wiss_. See +I-wis+.
+Wissen+, _v._ to direct, guide, S, S2, S3, CM, P; +wyssen+, S2; +wyssye+, S; +wisi+, S. _Der._: +wissunge+, instruction, S; +wissinge+, _dat._, S; +wissenge+, S.--AS. _wissian_, _wisian_: OHG. _wisjan_, also _uuisen_ (Otfrid).
+Wiste+, _pt. s._ knew, S, C2, G; +wist+, _pp._ known, S3, C2, G; see +Witen+ (1).
+Wistynge+, _sb._ learning, H.
+Wit+, _sb._ wisdom, intelligence, S, C2; +wyt+, S; +wittes+, _pl._, senses, S, S2, C2; +wites+, S.--AS. _(ge)witt_.
+Wit+, _prep._ with, S; see +Wi+.
+Wite+, _sb._ blame, S2, H; +wyte+, C3. See +Witen+ (3).
+Witen+ (1), _v._ to know, S, S2, W, PP; +wyten+, S, S2; +witte+. S2; +witt+, S3; +witt+, _imp. s._, S; +wittow+, +witow+, know thou, S2; +wute+, _pl._, S; +wytene+, _ger._, S2; +witynge+, _pr. p._, S2, W; +wat+, _1_ and _3 pr. s._, S, S2, S3; +wate+, H; +wait+, S3; +wot+, S, S2, C2; +woot+, S2, W; +wote+, S3; +wo?t+, S2; +wost+, _2 pr. s._, S, C2; +wostu+, knowest thou, S; +wostow+, C2; +witen+, _pl._, S, W; +wyte+, S2; +wate+, S2; +wiste+, _pt. s._, S, C2, G; +wisten+, _pl._, S, W; +wist+, S2, S3; +wyst+, S2, S3; +wuste+, _pt. s._, S, S2; +wust+, S2; +wist+, _pp._, S3, C2, G.--AS. _witan_, 2 pr. _wast_, 3 pr. s., _wat_ (pl. _witon_), pt. _wiste_ (_wisse_), pp. _witen_.
+Witen+ (2), _v._ to observe, keep, guard, S, P, S2; +wiste+, _pt. s._, S; +wistest+, _2 pt. s._, S; +i-wist+, _pp._, S. See above.
+Witen+ (3), _v._ to impute, blame, S, S2; +wyte+, C2.--AS. _witan_, to see, to blame (Grein).
+Witen+ (4), _v._ to depart, to disappear, to dwindle, S, H; +wyte+, H; +wit+, S2; +ute+, let us, S.--AS. _(ge)witan_; see Grein. See above.
+Witerliche+, _adv._ truly, S; +witerlike+, S; see +Witter+.
+Wi+, _prep._ against, towards, by, with, S, S2; +wid+, S, S2; +wit+, S, S2; +wi?th+, S2. _Comb._: +wiinnen+, within, S; +wiinnefor+, inwardly, S3, W; +wian+, provided that, S; +wiat+, S, S2; +wiouten+, without, S2, S3, W; +wiuten+, S; +wioutenforth+, outside, S2; +wioutefor+, S3, W; +withoutforth+, S2.--AS. _wi_.
+With-clepin+, _v._ to recall, _revocare_, Prompt.
+With-dra?en+, _v._ to withdraw, S; +wydra?en+, S2; +widro?e+, _pt.
s._, S; +withdrow+, S.
+Wier+, _prep._ against, SD; _adj._, hostile, S; _sb._, resistance, SD.
_Comb._: +wierling+, adversary, S; +wierward+, contrary, SD; +widerwardnesse+, opposition, S; +wierwin+, adversary, HD, S2.--AS.
_wier_, against.
+Wieren+, _v._ to resist; +wire+, _pr. s._, S.--AS. _wierian_.
+Wii+, _sb._ a willow, a flexible twig, a withy, SD, SkD; +wythy+, Voc.; +widdie+, a rope made of twigs of willows, a halter, a whip made of twigs, JD. _Comb._: +wythe-bonde+, _boia_, chain for prisoners, Prompt.; +wee-bondes+, _gen._, S2; +wi-winde+, _convolvulus_, SD; +withewyndes+, _gen._, S2 (p. 334), P.--AS. _wiig_, willow, _wiwinde_, 'viticella,' Voc.; cp. ODu. _wedewinde_.
+With-seye+, _v._ to contradict, renounce, +wythsay+, HD (p. 935); +wiseggen+, S, S2.
+Wi-stod+, _pt. s._ stood beside, S2; +withstode+, _pl._, resisted, PP.
+With-take+, _v._ to reprove, H; +withtoke+, _pt. s._, H.
+With-takere+, _sb._ reprover, H.
+Witien+, _v._ to keep, S2; +wited+, _pt. s._, S2. _Der._: +witunge+, care-taking, S.--AS. _witian_, 'providere' (Grein).
+Witing+, _sb._ knowledge, C2. See +Witen+ (1).
+Witi?e+, _sb._ seer, prophet, S; +wite?e+, S.--AS. _witiga_, from _witan_, to see; cp. OHG. _wizago_ (Tatian) from _wizan_, to see (Otfrid). See +Witen+ (3).
+Witter+, _adj._ wise, skilful, S; +wyter+, S2; +witerliche+, _adv._, truly, wisely, S; +witerlike+, S; +witterly+, clearly, P, HD; +witerrlike+, S; +witterlike+, S; +witerli+ S2; +witirly+, H.--Icel.
_vitr_, _vitrliga_.
+Witti+, _adj._ skilful, W2.--AS. _wittig_.
+Wit-word+, _sb._ covenant, H; +witeword+, S2.
+Wi?t+, _sb._ creature, thing, S; see +Wight+.
+Wlaffyng+, _sb._ babbling, S2.
+Wlanc+, _adj._ proud, fine, grand, S2; +wlonk+, S2; +wlonke+, fine woman, HD.--AS. _wlanc_ (OET).
+Wlappen+, _v._ to wrap, W, W2; +lappen+, W, H, Cath., SkD, HD.
+Wlatien+, _v._ to feel disgust, to abominate, W, W2, S2, HD; +wlathid+, _pt. s._ H.--AS. _wlaetian_.
+Wlat-some+, _adj._ disgusting, abominable, S2, HD; +wlatsom+, C; +wlatsum+, S2; +latsom+, S2; +wlathsum+, H.
