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win, winna, winnae, winnaester, winnie, winnister, winno, winny, wunnie,
winnae [ˈwɪnə MN. ˈwɪni]
v. To winnow,. To dry peat in the wind.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
winnaester: A fan for winnowing corn.
winsome,
winsome [ˈwɪnsəm]
adj. Of people: pleasing or attractive in appearance, manner or nature. Charming, comely, engaging.
waint, went, weynt, wint, wynt,
wint [wɪnt, wəint]
n. N. A quick or passing view. A short transient glimpse. A moment, an instant.
wint, wont, wunt,
wint [wɪnt, wʌnt]
n. Wont.
adj. Wont, customary, usual. With wi: accustomed or used to, familiar with.
v. To accustom, make familiar with one's surroundings. To be in the habit of, be used to.
winter, winterdyke, winter-dyke, winterdykes, winter-dykes, wintertime, wintery, wintir, wintry, wun$er, wun$ery, wunter, wunter-dykes, wuntertim, wuntertime, wuntery, wunther, wunthery, wunthry, wuntry, wuntther,
winter [wɪntər, wʌntər]
n. Winter. The last load of grain to be brought to the stackyard in harvest.
v. To pass the winter. To provision cattle etc. throughout the winter.
 
wintery [ˈwɪnt(ə)rɪ, ˈwʌnt(ə)rɪ]
adj. Wintery.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gab o winter: A spell of cold weather in early autumn.
howe o the winter: Midwinter.
midwinter: Midwinter.
simmer and winter: To go into a matter at length and in detail.
skitterie winter: WC. The last person to arrive for or sometimes to leave work on Hogmanay.
winter-dykes: A clotheshorse.
wintertime: Wintertime.
whinelt, whinled, whinnelt, whinteled, whintelt, whintle, whintled, wintelt, wintle, wuntle,
wintle [wɪntl, wʌntl]
n. A staggering, pitching or rolling motion.
v. To stagger, reel, rock from side to side, roll about. To tumble, capsize, upset, go headlong. To wriggle, writhe, to dangle, flutter.
pt. pp. whintelt
winya, winyo,
winya [I.Ork. ʍɪnjə]
n. Destruction, total ruin.
winse, winze,
winze [wɪnz, wʌnz]
n. A curse, imprecation.
bodewird, bodeword, bodwurd, forewird, foreword, forewurd, guid_wirds, o$erword, owerwird, owerword, ower-word, owerwurd, owreword, wachword, waird, wairds, ward, wards, watchwird, waurd, waurds, werd, werds, wird, wirdie, wirds, wordie, words, wuird, wuirds, wurd, wurdie, wurds, wurrd, wurrds,
wird [wɪrd, wʌrd]
n. A word, an utterance or remark. The sound of one's voice, the way of speaking.
pl. wirds.
dim. wirdie
v. To express oneself.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bodewird: A forecast or warning. An ominous message.
forewird: Introductory remarks.
guid wirds: Children's prayers.
owerwird: The chorus of a poem or song.
pit up a wird: To say a prayer.
speak a wird tae: To admonish.
watchwird: arch. A word or phrase identifying the user, a password.
haard-wrocht, haird-wrocht, hard-vrocht, hard-wrocht, haurd-wrocht, herd-wrocht, rocht, rowt, unvrocht, unwrocht, vroched, vrocht, vrochtin, vrought, waarked, waarkin, warkan, warked, warker, warkin, warkin$, warkins, warkit, warkt, werk, werkin, werks, wirk, wirkan, wirked, wirkeen, wirker, wirkin, wirkin_oot, wirkins, wirkit, wirks, workins, workit, wraucht, wroacht, wroch, wrocht, wrochtin, wrochtin, wrochtin, wrocht-up, wroght, wroucht, wrought, wrouht, wrowt, wurk, wurker, wurkin, wurkins, wurks,
wirk [wɪrk, wʌrk]
v. To work. For the n. see wark.
pt. pp. wrocht [(w)roxt, S. (w)rʌuxt, MN. vroxt]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
haurd-wrocht, haird-wrocht: Hard-worked.
unwrocht: Unworked (land).
wirk a wark: To be busy at something.
wirker [ˈwɪrkər, ˈwʌrkər]: A Worker.
wirkin [wɪrkɪn, wʌrkɪn]: Working.
wirkins: The workings.
wirkin oot: A calculation.
wirk on: To work on, to influence.
wirks: v. In a state of functioning.
wrocht tae: Worked for (someone).
wrocht-up: Overwrought.

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