(a) Large-scale military conflict between countries, peoples, rulers, etc. or between factions or forces within a single country, war, warfare;—also pl.; wer faringe, q.v.; open (pleine) wer, open……

(a) To wage war, go to war; attack, do battle, fight, harry; werreien forth; werreien samen, wage mutual war, fight each other (b) werreien ayen (ayenes), to engage in war against (sb., a city),……

(a) A soldier, warrior, fighter; one who conducts warfare; also, a nation of warriors, a fighting people [quot. a1387] (b) one who conquers by warfare, a conqueror (of the world); (c) one who makes……

(a) To wage war, go to war; fight, attack, do battle, harry; werren forth (b) to make war against one another, fight each other; werren samen (togeder), wage mutual war; (c) werren ayen (ayenes, on,……

Suitable for war. …

(a) Askew, awry; (b) as surname. …

(a) A small door, usu. set within a larger door or gate; a small doorway; also fig.; also, an opening into a beehive [quot. ?1440]; wiket gate (b) an opening in a wall, a window [sometimes difficult……

(a) An act of deceit, a deception, trick; an underhanded scheme, a subterfuge; a plot, machination; also, a clever maneuver, tactic, cunning strategy; also person. [quot. c1400(?a1387)]; wile and……

A plant of the genus Althaea, prob. the marsh mallow (A. officinalis); ?also, the hollyhock (A. rosea). …

(a) An auger used in woodworking, a gimlet, wimble; also person.; axel-man wimble, a wheelwright’s wimble; frensh wimble, ?a specially adapted variety of wimble associated with French designs or……

(a) A woman’s headdress covering the top, back, and sides of the head, including the cheeks and chin, and wrapped so as to cover the neck; also, a veil; also, a wimple as part of a nun’s official……

(a) To kick out or recoil suddenly; start; also fig.; fig. rebel; rebel (against God, God’s will, etc.), contend; wincen ayen the prike (prikel), struggle against a goad, resist (b) to turn or move……

(a) To kick out or recoil suddenly; also, flinch, wince; (b) to turn or move away. …

(a) An apparatus for hoisting or hauling, a windlass, winch; windas rolle, some part of a windlass, ?a pulley; windas stok, a post for mounting a windlass, a windlass bitt; water windas, a windlass……

To embellish (oneself), make up; ppl. as adj.: trimmed, plucked. …

(a) An alcoholic drink, usu. made from crushed whole grapes or from grape juice; also fig. and in fig. context; couchen win, to place a stock of wine in storage; fillen the win, give (sb.) the wine……

(a) A poisonous snake, viper; also fig. and in fig. context; (b) ?in surname. …

(a) A course of movement or travel; actual or intended progress in a particular direction or along a particular route; comen in woie, to come within (a warrior’s) reach during battle; stonden in the……

A kind of fabric manufactured in the city of Worms. …

?To use ‘ye’ in addressing a person; ?address (sb.) as ‘ye’, address politely or formally. …

As dem. adj., pointing to a person, place, or thing: that…over or up there, that; also, those…over there, those: (a) with noun only; (b) with intervening adj.; yon ilke (self, same). …

?A yoke for horses or oxen. …

The optical illusion of water seen from a distance, a mirage. …

The name of the letter z of the alphabet. …

An ardent supporter, a zealous defender; also iron. [3rd quot.]. …

(a) Enthusiastic striving toward an objective, fervent commitment or resolve to obtain a result or to pursue a course of action; also, a resolve; an ardent desire or earnest intention; also……

A weed growing in grain fields, tares; prob. darnel Lolium temulentum. …

(a) The imaginary celestial circular band or belt bisected by the ecliptic that contains all the positions occupied by the known planets and that is divided into twelve equal portions named after……

Of a celestial world: encircled (with a radiant halo). …

A belt. …

(a) A tree trunk or large log [quot. may be AF]; (b) in surnames and place name. …