Glossary
2IO
welīch, welch, pr. which, what
kind of, ii, 70, 71.

wellen (pres. sing, wil, pret.
wolte), anom. v. will, wish,
98; got des niht enwelle,
may God forbid it.

wein, welen, wellen, wv.
choose, 90.

wenden (pp. gewant), wv.
with gen. turn, prevent, hin-
der, turn away, 32. 3.

wēnic, aj. little, small; indecl.
sb. c. gen.
little.

wenke, sf. turning, turn,
change.

wenken, wv. totter, stagger,
waver.

wer, sf. defence; protection ;
battle.

wer, neut. wa^, pr. who, what;
wës, av. wherefore, 9. 6,
70.

werben, sv. Ill, turn, go to
and fro, strive, work, be
active, 33.

werde, aj. worthy, noble.
wërdekeit, wërdikeit, sf. wor-
thiness, respect, honour, ex-
cellence.

werden, sv. Ill, become, be,
be born, 9. 4 note, 38, 81 ;
werden wol innen, perceive
clearly; werden buo^ with
dat. of pers. and gen. of thing:
dem wirt kumbers buo^, he
has compensation for his
grief; werden rät c. gen. be
a remedy.

wërdiclīchen, av. worthily.
werfen, sv. Ill, throw, set in
quick motion, 10 note, 23. 2,
81.

wërlt, wërelt, weit, sf. world,
people ; der wërelde riuwe,
great sadness or grief, lit. sad-
ness of the world.

wërltlīch, aj. worldly, earth-
ly.

wërlttōre, wm. one befooled
by the world.

wërltzage, wm. arrant cow-
ard.

wern (weren), wv. check, ward
off from, restrain, hinder,
90 ; c. gen. and sich, protect
or defend oneself against.

wern, wv. last, hold out, con-
tinue.

wërren (with dat.], sv. Ill, per-
plex, confuse, trouble, dis-
turb, be a hindrance, 81.

wert (-des), aj. worthy .noble;
sum. respect, good fortune;
av. werde.

wës (gen. of waz,), av. why,
wherefore.

wësen, sv. V, be, 19, 83; wë-
sen gāch c. gen. of person :
hasten, exert oneself, eager-
ly-

wëter, sn. weather, 46.
wetzen, wv. whet, sharpen.
wider (widere), sm. wether,
9. 2.

wider, prep, against, to ; av.
again, back.

widersagen, wv. renounce ;
proclaim war; contradict.

widerstan, sv. VI, resist, with-
stand, be opposed to.

widervarn, sv. VI, fall to the
lot of.

widerzaeme, aj. revolting, hate-
ful, disgusting.

wie, av. and conj. how, as,
that.

wīgant (-des), sm. warrior, 8.
wīhen, wv. consecrate, bless.
wilde, aj. untamed, wild, 55.
wīle, wīl, sf. time, while ; die
wīle, meanwhile, in the
meantime.

wHen(t), av. formerly, once
upon a time.

wille, wm. will, wish, de-
sire.