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121venereal — [15] Latin venus meant ‘love, charm’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English wish and winsome and Sanskrit vānchā ‘wish’). It was not that common as a generic term, its most familiar role being as the name of the… …
122wean — [OE] The etymological notion underlying wean is of ‘becoming accustomed’. The specialization to ‘making accustomed to food other than mother’s milk’ is a secondary development. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *wanjan (source also of… …
123wish — [OE] Wish comes from a prehistoric Germanic *wunskjan, which also produced German wünschen, Swedish önska, and Danish ønske. Its ultimate ancestor is the Indo European base *wun , *wen , *won , source also of English wean, ween ‘think, suppose’… …
124win´some|ness — win|some «WIHN suhm», adjective. 1. charming; attractive; pleasing: »a winsome girl, a winsome smile. 2. Dialect. cheerful; joyous; gay. ╂[Old English wynsum agreeable, pleasant < …
125win´some|ly — win|some «WIHN suhm», adjective. 1. charming; attractive; pleasing: »a winsome girl, a winsome smile. 2. Dialect. cheerful; joyous; gay. ╂[Old English wynsum agreeable, pleasant < …
126win|some — «WIHN suhm», adjective. 1. charming; attractive; pleasing: »a winsome girl, a winsome smile. 2. Dialect. cheerful; joyous; gay. ╂[Old English wynsum agreeable, pleasant < …
127-some — ( s[u^]m). [AS. sum; akin to G. & OHG. sam, Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Some}, a.] An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or same, and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality… …
128Wan — Win Win, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel.… …
