Wene, _v._ S. _pres. sing_, ween, think, 655, 840, 1260, &c. _Wenes_, _pr. t. 2 p._ thinkest, 598. _Wenestu_, 1787, thinkest thou. _Wend_, _Wende_, _pa. t._ thought, 374, 524, 1091, 1803, &c. _Wenden_, _pa. t. pl._ 1197, 2547. Wepen, _pr. t._ or _pa. t. pl._ S. weep, wept, 401. Wepne, _n._ S. weapon, 89, 490, 1436, &c. Wer _for_ Were, 1097. Werd, _n._ S. world, 1290, 2241, 2335, 2792, 2968. _O worde_, in the world, 1349. Cf. _Ward_ = world, in _Lancelot of the Laik_, and _Gen. and Exod._ ed. Morris, ll. 280, 591. Were, _v._ S. [_werian_] to defend, 2152, 2298. Sir Tr. p. 156; Yw. and Gaw. 2578; Horn Childe, ap. Rits. M. R., V. 3, p. 289; K. of Tars, 189; Chauc. C. T. 2552, V. Note, p. 182. _Werie_, K. Horn, ed. Lumby, 785, Web., Minot, Gl. Lynds. Were, should be, 2782. _Weren_, _3 p. pl._ were, 156, &c. Weren, 784. Sir F. Madden says--Garnett conjectured _weirs_ or dams, from Isl. _ver_. [If _weren_ be really a plural noun, I should prefer to translate it by _pools_; cf. A.S. _wær_, Icel. _ver_, Su.-Go. _wär_. Ihre says-- “_Wär_, locus, ubi congregari amant pisces, ut solent inter brevia et vada. Isl. _ver_, _fiskaver_. A.S. id. unde _ver-hurde_ apud Bens. custos septi piscatorii, Angl. _wier_, _wear_, &c.” See _wer_ in Stratmann. In this case the line means-- “in the sea-pools he often set them,” and the note on the line (q.v.) is wrong.] Werewed, _part. pa._ S. worried, killed, 1915. [We should probably insert a mark of interrogation, thus-- “Hwat dide he? þore were{n} he werewed,” i.e. “What did they effect? There were they slain.” Spelt _wirwed_, 1921. Cf. Du. _worgen_, and see Jam. s.v. _Wery_, and _Worry_ in Atkinson’s Gl. of Cleveland dialect.] Werne, v. S. to refuse, deny, 1345. _Werne_, _pr. t. 3 p. s. subj._ refuses, forbids, 926. Sir Tr. p. 88; K. Horn, 1420, &c. Wesseyl, _n._ S. wassail, 1246. Wesseylen, _pr. t. pl._ wassail, 2098. _Wosseyled_, _part. pa._ 1737. _See_ Rits. A. S. Diss. p. xxxiii. n. Hearne’s Gl. to R. Glouc. in v. _Queme and Wasseyl_, Selden’s Notes on Drayton’s Polyolb. p. 150, and Nares. Wex, _pa. t._ S. waxed, grew, 281. _Waxen_, _part. pa._ grown, 302, 791. Wicke, Wike, Wikke, _adj._ S. wicked, vile, 66, 319, 425, 665, 688, &c. _Swithe wicke_, 965, very mean. _Swiþe wikke cloþes_, 2458, very mean clothing. _Wicke wede_, 2825, mean clothing. Wicth, With, _n._ S. [_wiht_] whit, bit, small part, 97, 1763, 2500. Laȝam. l. 15031; Sevyn Sages, 293. ‘The loue of hire ne lesteth no _wyht_ longe,’ MS. Harl. 2253, f. 128. Wicth, With, _adj._ courageous, stout, active, 344, 1008, 1064, 1651, 1692, &c. _Wicteste_, _sup._ 9. An epithet used universally by the ancient poets, and to be found in every Gloss. merely differing in orthography, as spelt _Waite_, _Wate_, _Wight_, _Wich_ &c. [Sir F. Madden suggests a derivation from A.S. _hwæt_ (Icel. _hvátr_), acute, brave. Wedgwood suggests Sw. _vig_, nimble. Cf. Su.-Goth. _wig_, Icel. _vigr_, fit for _war_ (A.S. _wig_).] Wider, _adv._ S. whither, where, 1139.