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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
wend(e
n.
12 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A turning, turn; (b) in surnames and place names [see Smith
PNElem.
2.253; some exx. could also be construed as p.ppl. of
wenden
v.].
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2.
unwend
ppl.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Untilled, unturned.
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3.
went(e
n.
Additional spellings:
wente
38 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A path, lane, road; a passageway, an alley; also
fig.
; also, ?a corner or part of a field cut off by some obstacle such as a road [last quot.] (b) a course, way; also
fig.
;
maken went
;
welken
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