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Anglish wordbook/W

From The Anglish Moot

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A B C D E F G H IJ K L M N O P Q R S T UV W XYZ
wanhope n the overwhelming feeling of loss beyond repair or redemption; hopelessness, despair
[rare, from WAN- + hope]
wanderword n a word that has spread to many different languages; wanderwort(german cognate)
[neologism, from wander & word]
weasand n the oesophagus; trachea; gullet,windpipe, the throat generally
[rare, OE weasend; OHG weisant]
weed-month n the eighth month of the year, when the word "weed" meant all kinds of greenery; August
[Anglo-Saxon, from Wēod-Mōnath]
wen n a lump or protuberance on the body; excresence on a tree, spot, stain; fig: moral stain, defilement; cyst, tumour, blemish
[OE (wen)]
whelp n young of the dog; the young of various wild animals, as the lion, bear, tiger, wolf. Also applied to the off-spring of noxious creatures; low fellow; suckling, pup,cub
[OE hwelp]
wine-month n the tenth month of the year, when wine-drinking is common; October
[Anglo-Saxon, from Wīn-Mōnath]
wolf-month n the first month of the year (so called when the bitter cold of winter brought the wolves into the villages to forage for food); January
[Anglo-Saxon, from Wulf-Mōnath]
wordbook n a book containing all, or a subsection of, the words in a language, with their meanings; dictionary, lexicon
[revival, word + book]
wortcraft n the growing of plants and flowers, the craft and lore about growing plants; horticulture
[compound of wort 'plant, herb' + -craft]
wough n a wall of a house a partition; in mining, the side of a vein; divider, panel, side
[OE archaism]
wyrm n a small creeping animal with more or less slender, elongated bodies, and without limbs or with very short ones; worm, snake, serpent
[revival, wyrm]