, sad(ly), doleful(ly).

~+weh'ren+, sich~, to defend one's self; to resist.

~+wehr'te+ . . . +ab+~, see ~abwehren~.

~+Weib+~, _n._ (_pl._ -er), wife; woman.

~+weich+~, soft.

~+Wei'che+~, _f._ (_pl._ -n), flank, side; groin.

~+wei'chen+ (wich, gewichen)~, to give away, to retreat.

~+Wei'de+~, _f._ (_pl._ -n), pasture.

~+weil+~, because, since.

~+Wein+~, _m._ (_pl._ -e), wine.

~+wei'nen+~, to cry, to shed tears, to sob.

~+wei'se+ (der)~, wise.

1. ~+weiss+~ (_adj._), white, whitewashed;
~die Weisse~, white woman, white lady.

2. ~+weiss+~ (_verb_), see ~wissen~.

~+weit+~ (_adv._), far, distant, a great way;
~weit laufen~, to make a long way;
~weit und breit~, near and far.

~+weitauf'gerissen+~, see ~weitaufreissen~.

~+weitauf'reissen+ (riss, gerissen)~, to open wide.

~+Wei'te+~, _n._, distance;
~von weitem~, from afar.

~+wei'te+ (der)~, wide, spacious, large.

~+wei'ter+~ (see ~weit~), further, on, along.

~+wei'tergehen+ (ging, gegangen)~, to move on, to proceed.

~+welch!+~ what a!

~+wel'cher, wel'che, wel'ches+~, who, which;
~welcher! welche! welches!~ what a . . . !
~welcher? welche? welches?~ which? what?

~+Welt+~, _f._ (_pl._ -en), world;
~auf der Welt~, in this world.

~+wem+~, (to) whom.

~+wen'den+ (wandte, gewandt)~, to turn;
~sich wenden~, to turn.

~+we'nig; we'nige+~, little; a few.

~+we'niger+~ (see ~wenig~), less.

~+wenn+~, when, whenever, as, if.

~+wer+~ (= ~wer, der~, _correlat._), (he) who;
~wer?~ who?

~+wer'den+~ (_pres. indic._ ~werde, wirst, wird; werden~, etc.),
~wurde [ward], geworden~; to become, to come to be; _also auxil.
verb, for the formation of the fut. act._ (shall, will) _and the
whole pass._ (be).

~+wer'fen+ (warf, geworfen)~, to throw;
~sich Einem in den Weg werfen~, to throw one's self upon some one.

~+wert+~, worthy, equivalent, tantamount (to, _genit._);
~die Deiner wert ist~, who can compete (_or_ compares) with you.

~+We'sen+~, _n._ (_pl._ -), (living) being; creature.

~+weshalb'+~, (emphat. ~wes'halb~)? why? what for?

~+We'sten+~, _m._, West.

~+wi'chen+ . . . +zurueck'+~, see ~zurueckweichen~.

~+wid'men+~, to devote, to give up (to, _dat._).

~+wie+~ (_adv._), as, like;
(_conj._) when;
~wie?~ how?

~+wie'der+~, again, back.

~+wie'derkommen+ (kam, gekommen)~, to come back, to return.

~+wie'dersehen+ (sah, gesehen)~, to see (to meet) again.

1. ~+wie'gen+