- Wend
- 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
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Wend — ist der Nachname folgender Personen: Arno Wend (1906–1980), deutscher Politiker (SPD) und Opfer politischer Verfolgung Christoph Gottlieb Wend († 1745), deutscher Dichter, Librettist und Übersetzer Hagen Wend (* 1943), deutscher Geistlicher und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wend — may refer to:* WEnd, the marker for the end of a while loop in some computer languages * WEND, a modern rock radio station * Wend von Wietersheim (1900 1975), German generalee also* Wend Valley * Wends * Wendy … Wikipedia
Wend — Wend, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wended}, Obs. {Went}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wending}.] [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden to turn, G. wenden, Icel. venda, Sw. v[ a]nda, Dan. vende, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wend — Wend, v. t. To direct; to betake; used chiefly in the phrase to wend one s way. Also used reflexively. Great voyages to wend. Surrey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wend — [wend] v [: Old English; Origin: wendan] wend your way literary to move or travel slowly from one place to another wend your way through/towards/home etc ▪ The procession wended its way through the streets … Dictionary of contemporary English
wend — [ wend ] verb wend your way MAINLY LITERARY if you wend your way somewhere, you go there … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wend — to proceed on, O.E. wendan to turn, go, from P.Gmc. *wandijanan (Cf. O.S. wendian, O.N. venda, O.Fris. wenda, Du. wenden, Ger. wenden, Goth. wandjan to turn ), causative of O.E. windan to turn, twist (see WIND (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Wend — (w[e^]nd), obs. p. p. of {Wene}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wend — Wend, n. (O. Eng. Law) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit. [Obs.] Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wend — wend; wend·ish; … English syllables
wend — ► VERB (wend one s way) ▪ go slowly or by an indirect route. ORIGIN Old English, «to turn, depart»; related to WIND(Cf. ↑windless) … English terms dictionary
