Whare, where; wharee'er, wherever Wheep, to fly nimbly, to jerk; penny-wheep, small beer Whase, whose Whatreck, nevertheless Whid, the motion of a hare, running but not frighted, a lie Whidden, running as a hare or coney Whissle, a whistle, to whistle Whisht, silence; to hold one's whisht, to be silent Whisk, to sweep, to lash Whiskit lashed Whitter, a hearty draught of liquor Whun-stane, a winstone Whyles, whiles, sometimes Wi', with Wick, to strike a stone in an oblique direction, a term in curling Wicker, willow (the smaller sort) Wiel a small whirlpool Wifie, a diminutive or endearing term for wife Wimpl't, meandered Wimplin, waving, meandering Win, to win, to winnow Win't, winded, as a bottom of yarn Win', wind; win's, winds Winna, will not Winnock, a window Winsome, hearty, wanton, gay Wintle, a staggering motion; to stagger, to reel Winze, an oath Wiss, to wish Withoutten, without Wizen'd, hide-bound, dried, shrunk Wonner, a wonder, a contemptuous appellation Woo', wool Woo, to court, to make love to Woodie, a rope, more properly one made of withs or willows Wooer-bab, the garter knotted below the knee with a couple of loops Wordy, worthy Worset, worsted Wow, an exclamation of pleasure or wonder Wraith, a spirit, a ghost; an apparition exactly like a living person, whose appearance is said to forbode the person's approaching death Wrang, wrong, to wrong Wreeth, a drifted heap of snow Wumble, a wimble Wyle, beguile Wyliecoat, a flannel vest Wyte, blame, to blame Y. YE; this pronoun is frequently used for thou Yearlings, born in the same year, coevals Year, is used both for singular and plural years Yerk, to lash, to jerk Yerkit, jerked, lashed Yestreen, yesternight Yett, a gate, such as is usually at the entrance into a farm-yard or field Yill, ale Yird, earth Yokin, yoking, a bout Yoursel, yourself Yowe, an ewe Fowie, diminutive of yow Yule, Christmas |