wis, _pl._ wise (A.S.) _wise_ wisloker (A.S.) 266, _more certainly_ wissen, wisse (A.S.) 399, _to teach_. _pres. sing._ I wisse. _pret. sing._ wissed, 19. _part. act._ wissynge, 205, _teaching_ wissen (A.S.) _to know_. _pret. sing._ wiste, 151, 211, _knew_ _part. past_, wist, 381 wit (A.S.) _mind, wit, intelligence_ witen, wite (A.S.) 373, 377, _to know_. _pres. s._ he woot, 105, 199. _pret. s._ woot, 3, 32, 35, 67. to witene, 152, _to know_. witynge, 418, _knowingly_ witen (A.S.) 140, 331, _to hinder, keep_ witen (A.S.) _to blame_. _pret. s._ witte, 17 withdrawen (A.S.) _to withdraw_. _pret. s._ withdrough, 373 withholden (A.S.) _to withold, retain_. _pres. s._ he withhalt, 110 withwynde (A.S.) 108, _crosswise_ (?) as if bound with a withy witterly (A.S.) _truly_ witty (A.S.) 196, _knowing, wise_ +wlon (A.S.) 494, _the nap of cloth_ (?) wo (A.S.) _woe_ wodewe (A.S.) 169, _pl._ widwes, _a widow_ woke (A.S.) 315, _to moisten_ (?) wolleward (A.S.) 369, wolward, 497, _miserable, plagued_ wolves-kynnes (A.S.) 126, _of the nature of wolves_ wombe (A.S.) _the belly_ wombe-cloutes (A.S.) 250, _tripes_ womman, _pl._ wommen (A.S.) _a woman_ wone (A.S.) _a dwelling-place, residence_ woned (A.S.) 306, _accustomed, wont_ wonyen (A.S.) _to dwell_. _pres. s._ wonyeth, 18. _pret. pl._ woneden, 311 woon (A.S.) 435, _plenty, abundance_ +woon (A.S.) _a dwelling_ worden (A.S.) _to discourse, have words together_. _pret. pl._ wordeden, 68. wordynge, 351, _talking, using words, conversing_ worm (A.S.) 222, _a serpent_ worstow, 420, _shalt thou be_. _See_ worthe wort (A.S.) 135, _a plant, vegetable_ worthe, y-worthe (A.S.) _to be, become_. to late the cat worthe, 12, _to let the cat be_. worth, 26, 244, 359, _shall be_ wowen (A.S.) 69, _to woo, court_ wower, _pl._ woweris (A.S.) 206, _a wooer_ wowes (A.S.) 46, _walls_ wrathen (A.S.) _to be or become angry, wroth_ wreken (A.S.) _to avenge_. _part. past_, wroken, 39, 437, wroke, 392 wrighte (A.S.) 197, _a workman, artist, maker_ wringen (A.S.) _to wring_. _pret. s._ wrong, 42, 127 writen (A.S.) _to write_. _pret. s._ wroot, 183, 225, 233, 293, 328, 396. _part. past_, writen, 349 writhen (A.S.) 358, _twisted, clenched_ wrooth (A.S.) _wroth_ wrotherhele (A.S.) 280, _ill fate, ill condition_ Y. As a consonant; for other words beginning with _y_, see under _g_ and _i_ yarken (A.S.) 143, _to make ready, prepare_ ye (A.S.) _yea, yes_ yeden (A.S.) _to go_. _pret. s._ yede. _pl._ yeden, 324, 351, 354 yeepe (A.S.) 203, _active, alert, prompt_ yelde (A.S.) 419, _to yield, pay, give_. _pres. s._ he yelt, 375. _pret. s._ yald, 239, 240. yeldynge yeme (A.S.) 349, _heed, attention_ yemen (A.S.) 154, 171, 185, _to rule, guide, govern--to heed, take care of_ yepeliche (A.S.) 306, _promptly_ yerde (A.S.) _a rod, a yard_ yere (A.S.) _pl._ yeer, _a year_. yeres-gyve, 154. yeres-yeves, 49, _a year's gift_ yerne (A.S.) _to yearn, desire eagerly_