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 Unhede, 27, 195, unfold, bring to light.

Unkende, 8, 27, unnatural.

Unknowlage, 121, ignorance.

Unqwyt, 308, unrequited, unrevenged.

Unterest, 176, uttermost.

Unthende, 36,

Upryth, 293, straight. This word does not here imply a perpendicular position, it being applied indifferently to persons lying as well as standing. See Tyrwhitt's glos. to Chaucer. "Yf thou be wyse, slepe nat bolte upright," Hormanni Vulgaria, fol. 39.

Vath, 321, a word of exclamation.

Veyn, vain.

Velony, villany.

Vengeable, revengeful.

Verament, truly.

Verray, true.

Vervent, fervent.

Vervently, fervently.

Vesytation, visitation.

Vest, 114, covered.

Voydnes, 127, emptiness.

Vowchesaff, vouchsafe.

Wace, 284, was.

Wayle, 257, bewail.

Wayten, 340, watch.

Walkyn, 21, sky. This word is used by Shakespeare and a few later writers.

Wantruste, 225, want of confidence.

War, 5, aware.

Ware, 197, work, business.

Warly, 334, slily. "Warely or slyly," Prompt. Parv.

Wast, 31, wasted.

Watt, 294, fellow.

Wawys, waves.

Weche, which.

Weche, 338, watch.

Wede, 28, clothing.

Wele, 24, wealth.

Weleaway. Probably the burden of an old song: see The Geste of Kyng Horn, 1499,

"He made Rymenild a lay, Ant hue seide Weylaway."

Welsom, 31, sorrowful.

Wem, 5, blot, blemish.

Wen, wene, 5, doubt.

Wenche, a young woman. It is sometimes used in an opprobrious sense.

Wende, go.

Wene, 1, ween, think.

Wenyth, thinketh.

Werche, work.

Werd, world.

Werdly, worldly.

Weré, 147, weary.

Werme, worm.

Wete, know.

Wethys, ways.

Weylle, well.

Whanhope, 13, despair.

Whele, wheel.

Why, 46, cause.

Whight, vide wight.

Whylys, wiles.

Whyll, whilst.

Whylsum, 203, doubtful. "Wylsome or dowtefulle," Prompt. Parv.

Whyt, 298, quick. "As whyt as thought," a proverb common at the the present day.

Whoys, whose.

Whonde, 123.

Whoo, woe.

Wight, person.

Wyghtly, 161.

Wyk, wicked.

Wylys, wiles.

Wynde, 50.

Wyst, known.

With-sett, 212, withstand.

Wytys, creatures.

Woke, 4.

Wolde, 16, dominion.

Wone, dwelling.

Wood, 3, wide.

Wood, mad.

Wost, knowest.

Woundyn, wound.

Woundyr, 214, wonderful.

Wrake, 94, 137, 200, mischief.

Wrecche, wretch.

Wreke, 163, 181, revenged.

Wrokyn, 29, avenged.

Wrowth, wrought.

Wundyrfoille, wonderful.

Wurchepyd, worshipped.

Wurchepp, 218, good reputation.

Wurdys, words.

Xad, 275, shed. See notes, p. 416.

Xal, shall.