Wend


Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Wend
wɛnd
■ noun another term for Sorb.

Wendish noun & adjective

from Ger. Wende, of unknown origin.
wend
■ verb (wend one’s way) go slowly or by an indirect route.

OE wendan ‘to turn, depart’, of Gmc origin; related to wind2.

Concise Oxford Thesaurus
wend
▶ verb MEANDER, wind one’s way, wander, amble, stroll, saunter, drift, roam, swan, traipse, walk; journey, travel; informal mosey, tootle.

Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
Wend
Pronunciation: ‘wend
Function: noun
Etymology: German Wende, from Old High German Winida; akin to Old English Winedas, plural, Wends
Date: 1786

: a member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany
wend
Pronunciation: ‘wend
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist ― more at WIND
Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb : to direct one’s course : TRAVEL
transitive verb : to proceed on (one’s way) : DIRECT

Wend was last modified: September 17th, 2017 by Jovan Stosic

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