Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Wentletrap

Wen″tle‐trap′ (?), n. [D. wenteltrap a winding staircase; cf. G. wendeltreppe.] Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, espec...

1217

Wep

Wep (?), obs.imp. of Weep.

1218

Wepen

Wep″en (?), n. Weapon.

1219

Wept

Wept (?), imp. & p. p. of Weep.

1220

Werche

Werche (?), v. t. & i. To work. Chaucer.

1221

Were

Were (?), v. t. & i. To wear. See 3d Wear. Chaucer.

1222

Were (2)

Were, n. A weir. See Weir. Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.

1223

Were (3)

Were, v. t. [AS. werian.] To guard; to protect. Chaucer.

1224

Were (4)

Were (wẽr; 277). [AS. wǣre (thou) wast, wǣron (we, you, they) were, wǣre imp. subj. See Was.] The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive singular and plural, of ...

1225

Were (5)

Were (wēr), n. [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. waír, L. vir, Skr. vīra. Cf. Weregild, and Werewolf.]1. A man.2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man'...

1226

Weregild

Were″gild′ (?), n. [AS. wergild; wer a man, value set on a man's life + gild payment of money; akin to G. wehrgeld. √285. See Were a man, and Geld, n.] (O. Eng. Law) The price o...

1227

Werewolf

Were″wolf′ (?), n.; pl.Werewolves (#). [AS. werwulf; wer a man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. wärwolf, währwolf, wehrwolf, a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. √285. See Were a man, and Wolf, and c...

1228

Werk

{Werk (?), n., Werke }, v. See Work.

1229

Wern

Wern (?), v. t. [See 1st Warn.] To refuse.He is too great a niggard that will wernA man to light a candle at his lantern. Chaucer.

1230

Wernerian

Wer‐ne″ri‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to A. G. Werner, The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the t...

1231

Wernerite

Wer″ner‐ite (?), n. [See Wernerian.] (Min.) The common grayish or white variety of soapolite.

1232

Weroole

We‐roo″le (?), n.(Zoöl.) An Australian lorikeet (Ptilosclera versicolor) noted for the variety of its colors; — called also varied lorikeet.

1233

Werre

Werre (?), n. War. Chaucer.

1234

Werrey

Wer″rey (wẽr″rā), v. t. To warray. Chaucer.

1235

Werst

Werst (wẽrst), n. See Verst.

1236

Wert

Wert (wẽrt), The second person singular, indicative and subjunctive moods, imperfect tense, of the verb be. It is formed from were, with the ending -t, after the analogy of wast...

1237

Wert (2)

Wert, n. A wart. Chaucer.

1238

Weryangle

Wer′y‐an″gle (?), n. See Wariangle. Chaucer.

1239

Wesand

We″sand (?), n. See Weasand.

1240

Wesh

Wesh (?), obs.imp. of Wash. Washed. Chaucer.

1241

Wesil

We″sil (?), n. See Weasand.

1242

Wesleyan

Wes″ley‐an (?), a. [See Wesleyanism.] Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.