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$oman, ooman, umman, weeman, weemen, weemen-fowk, weemin, weimen, weimin, wemen, wemmin, wiemin, wimin, wimmen, wimmenfowk, wimmin, wuman, wumin, wumman, wumman-growen, wummen, wummen-growen, wummin,
wumman [ˈwʌmən, ˈumən, MN. ˈʌmən]
n. Woman. A familiar form of address. A wife.
pl. weemen [ˈwimən] Women.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
weemen-fowk: Women, female relatives.
wise wumman: A witch.
wummen-growen: Adult woman.
whimble, whomle, whummil, whummle, wimle, wimmel, wombill, womel, wommil, wommle, wumble, wummel, wummil, wummle,
wummle [wʌml]
n. A wimble, an auger, a gimlet, a drill for boring through soil and rock.
v. To drill or bore. To make a boring motion.
forwondered, forwondert, forwunnered, forwunnert, win$er, winder, windered, winderfil, winderfu, winderful, winderin, windert, winn$er, winner, winnerfaa, winnerfu, winnerfu$, winnerous, winnersome, winnert, winrin, won$er, won$er$d, won$ersome, wondher, wondhersome, wondirous, wondrous, woner, wonner, wonnerfu, wonnersome, wonnert, woonder, woondersome, wunder, wundrin, wundrous, wunner, wunnerfae, wunnerfu, wunnerfu$, wunnerin, wunnerous, wunnersome, wunnersum, wunnert, wunnrous, wunter, wunther, wuntherfu, wunthersome, wunthersum,
wunner [ˈwʌnər]
also winder [ ˈwɪn(d)ər]
n. A wonder.
adv. Wondrously, marvellously, surprisingly.
v. To wonder, to be surprised.
pt. pp. wunnert, windert
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
forwunnert: Amazed, astounded.
wunnerin: Wondering.
wunnerfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Wonderful, marvellous, considering.
wunnerous: Wonderous, wonderful, marvellous. Extremely, exceedingly.
wunnersome [-səm]: Wonderful.
wurn,
wurn [wʌrn]
v. To be peevish and querulous, to be constantly complaining.
wuth,
wuth [MN. wʌð]
adj. Deranged, off one's head.
 
See wuid also.
wind, wine, wynd, wynde, wyndin, wyne, wynin, yine,
wynd [wəind]
n. A narrow street, lane or alley leading off a main thoroughfare in a town, often following a somewhat sinuous or curving course. A turning, a turning-point or change in one's life.
v. Of draught-animals in a yoke: to turn towards the left.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
neathmaist wyndin: The lowest part of a field.
uimaist wyndin: The upper part of a field.
wyndin: A division of a field.
 
See wind also.
wentid, windit, winket, wint, winted, wintit, wynt, wynted, wyntit,
wynt [wəint, wɛnt, MN. wɪn]
v. Of food or drink: to allow to spoil or become sour by exposure to the air, to taint, go bad.
pt. pp. wyntit
wight, wite, witeless, witewordy, witin, witit, wyte, wyteless, wytewirthy, wyte-wirthy, wytin, wytit,
wyte [wəit]
n. Blame, reproach, responsibility for some error or mischief, blameworthiness.
v. To blame, to impute blame or guilt to someone or something. To accuse someone of responsibility for. With (up)on: to impute a fault to, to put the blame for something on.
pt. pp. wytit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
wyteless: Blameless, innocent.
wytin [ˈwəitɪn]: A blaming, an accusation.
wyte wirthy: Blameworthy.

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