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Wer from the   wërden,  wërdan; a common  ;   waírþan,  weorþan (obsolete in ),  worden, ‘to become.’ The  strong verbal root werþ has no corresponding and  Aryan wert, yet it is undoubtedly connected with  verto, ‘to turn,’  vrŭtěti, vratiti, ‘to turn,’  vṛt, ‘to turn, roll’; ‘to turn’ developed in  into ‘to become, arise’ (  sam vṛt, ‘to arise’). The earlier meaning ‘to turn’ is rightly supposed to exist in the suffix (which see), as well as in  wirtel, ‘spindle ring,’  to  vrěteno, ‘distaff.’  ,, ‘small island in a river,’ from węrt (d), , ‘island, peninsula,’  węrid, warid, , ‘island.’ Corresponding to  waroð, ‘bank, shore,’ with  wœr,  ver, , ‘sea’ (for the meaning  ). Its kinship with  vâr, ‘water,’ is not certain.  ,, ‘to cast, throw,’ from the  wërfen,  wërfan (wërpfan); a common   ;   waírpan,  verpa,  weorpan,  to warp,  werpen,  wërpan, ‘to throw.’ From  are borrowed  guerpir,  déguerpir, ‘to leave in the lurch.’ The  root werp contained in these words is based upon werq, from pre- werg (  with  λύκος,  with quinque, and  with quattnor); the  allied  vṛj, ‘to throw down,’ and  vrŭgą (vrěšti), ‘to throw,’ have a guttural sound. Allied to the following word and to.   (1.),, ‘woof,’ from and  warf,  (   from  huf), ‘warp, yarn, or thread for the warp.’ Corresponding to the   wearp,  warp,  varp, which are usually derived from the. verpti, ‘to spin,’ is perhaps derived from the word.

 (2.), £. and, ‘wharf,’ only; borrowed from , like many nautical expressions;   werf (scheepstimmerwerf),  wharf, and the   varf. The word cannot, on account of the consonants, be connected with. The cognates signify ‘work-place,’ and are related to the verbal root of  (which see).   ,, ‘tow, oakum,’ from the  wërch, wërc (for the double form  ),  wërah (hh), and wërc,  ; also  âwirihhi, âwurihhi, , ‘tow, stuppa.’ The  and  forms of  are identical with those of , hence the former is usually derived from the latter; this, however, does not explain the development of meaning. âwurihhi, ‘tow,’ may be connected with and, since it means ‘the refuse produced by work.’ Perhaps the simple word was developed from the compound.   ,, from the  wërgëld, ‘fine for slaughter,’  ‘man's, person’s money.’ For the first component  ,.   ,, ‘work, deed, production,’ from the  wërc (wërch),  wërc, wërah (hh), ; for the double forms  the cognate. Based on a common werko-, ‘work,’ which is attested by  verk,  weorc,  work,  and  wërk. For further details concerning the root, to which ἔργον is allied, see.   ,, ‘wormwood, bitterness,’ from the  wërmuot, wërmüete,  and ,  wërmuota (wormuota),. There is no clear etymological connection with, to which this uncompounded word is instinctively allied (  wormwood, from  wërmôd, wormôd). Its relation to too is not certain.    (1.),, to , ‘river island.’

 (2.),, ‘worth, value, price,’ from the  wërt (d),  wërd, , ‘price, costly articles, splendour’;   wërð, ‘hero, reward,’  waírþs, ‘worth, price'; an  used as a. Based on the, ‘worth, dear,’ from  wërt (d),  wërd, ‘costing a certain price, saleable at,’ then absolutely ‘of high worth, splendid, distinguished.’ Corresponding to  waírþs, ‘worthy, fit,’  weorþ, and  worth. On account of its meaning its connection with is improbable. wertas and vrĕdŭ, with which it is sometimes compared, are probably  loanwords. It may be related to the Aryan root wor, ‘to regard, contemplate’ (see ), of which might be a  derivative in the sense of ‘esteemed'; see also.   ,, ‘werewolf,’ from the  wërwolf (not recorded in ). It is undoubtedly based on an word;   wërewulf,  <section end="Werwolf" />