- wýscan
- \wýscan1 wv/t1b w.d. person, w.g. thing to wish; ge\wýscan adopt
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
wen- — I. wen 1 To desire, strive for. Derivatives include win, wont, wish, venerate, venereal, venom, and venison. 1. Suffixed form *wen w . win, from … Universalium
wish — wisher, n. wishless, adj. /wish/, v.t. 1. to want; desire; long for (usually fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning. 2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 3 … Universalium
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wúscbearn — n ( es/ ) (dear) little child [wýscan] … Old to modern English dictionary
wish — wish1 W1S1 [wıʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: wyscan] 1.) [I and T] formal if you wish to do something or you wish to have it done for you, you want to do it or want to have it done = ↑like wish to do sth ▪ I wish to make a complaint. ▪ If you wish… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Venus — O.E., from L. Venus (pl. veneres), in ancient Roman mythology, the goddess of beauty and love, especially sensual love, from venus love, sexual desire, loveliness, beauty, charm, from PIE root *wen to strive after, wish, desire, be satisfied (Cf … Etymology dictionary
wish — (v.) O.E. wyscan to wish, from P.Gmc. *wunskijanan (Cf. O.N. æskja, Dan. ènske, Swed. önska, M.Du. wonscen, Du. wensen, O.H.G. wunsken, Ger. wunschen to wish ), from PIE *wun /*wen /*won to strive after, wish, desire, be satisfied (Cf … Etymology dictionary
wish — [[t]wɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to want; desire; long for (usu. fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning[/ex] 2) to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the matter settled[/ex] 3) to entertain… … From formal English to slang
