Webster's Dictionary 1913

838

Wayfare (2)

Way″fare′, n. The act of journeying; travel; passage. Holland.

839

Wayfarer

Way″far′er (?), n. One who travels; a traveler; a passenger.

840

Wayfaring

Way″far′ing, a. Traveling; passing; being on a journey. “A wayfaring man.” Judg. xix. 17.Wayfaring tree(Bot.), a European shrub (Viburnum lantana) having large ovate leaves and ...

841

Waygate

Way″gate′ (?), n. The tailrace of a mill. Knight.

842

Wayk

Wayk (?), a. Weak. Chaucer.

843

Waylay

Way″lay′ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Waylaid (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Waylaying.] [Way + lay.] To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the pass...

844

Waylayer

Way″lay′er (?), n. One who waylays another.

845

Wayless

Way″less, a. Having no road or path; pathless.

846

Wayleway

Way″le‐way (?), interj. See Welaway.

847

Waymaker

Way″mak′er (?), n. One who makes a way; a precursor. Bacon.

848

Waymark

Way″mark′ (?), n. A mark to guide in traveling.

849

Wayment

Way″ment (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Waymented; p. pr. & vb. n.Waymenting.] [OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter, gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of Teutonic origin; see Woe) ...

850

Wayment (2)

Way″ment, n. Grief; lamentation; mourning. [Written also waiment.] Spenser.

851

Wayside

Way″side′ (?), n. The side of the way; the edge or border of a road or path.

852

Wayside (2)

Way″side′, a. Of or pertaining to the wayside; as, wayside flowers. “A wayside inn.” Longfellow.

853

Wayward

Way″ward (?), a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i.e., turned away. See Away, and -ward.] Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.My wife is in a wayward mood....

854

Waywiser

Way″wis′er (?), n. [Cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide; weg way + weisen to show, direct.] An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odome...

855

Waywode

Way″wode (?), n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda; properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf. Vaivode.] Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavoni...

856

Waywodeship

Way″wode‐ship, n. The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.

857

Wayworn

Way″worn′ (?), a. Wearied by traveling.

858

Wayz-goose

Wayz″–goose′ (?), n. [Wase stubble + goose.]1. A stubble goose.2. An annual feast of the persons employed in a printing office. [Written also way-goose.]

859

We

We (wē), pron.; pl. of I. [Poss.Our (our) or Ours (ourz); obj.Us (ŭs). See I.] [As. wē; akin to OS. wī, OFries. & LG. wi, D. wij, G. wir, Icel. vēr, Sw. & Dan. vi, Goth. weis, S...

860

We'll

We'll (?). Contraction for we will or we shall. “We'll follow them.” Shak.

861

Weak

Weak (?), a. [Compar.Weaker (?); superl.Weakest.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. wāc weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. w...

862

Weak (2)

Weak (?), v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. w�can. wācian. See Weak, a.] To make or become weak; to weaken.Never to seek weaking variety. Marston.

863

Weak (3)

Weak (?), a. 1. (Stock Exchange) Tending toward a lower price or lower prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market.2. (Card Playing) Lacking in good cards; deficient as to number o...

864

Weak-hearted

Weak″–heart′ed (?), a. Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted. “Weak-hearted enemies.” Shak.