wǽdlian

wǽdlian
wv/i2 to be poor, destitute, wv/t2 beg

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  • Waddle — Wad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waddling}.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from wadan to go. See {Wade}.] To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Waddled — Waddle Wad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waddling}.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from wadan to go. See {Wade}.] To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Waddling — Waddle Wad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waddling}.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from wadan to go. See {Wade}.] To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beg — (v.) c.1200, perhaps from O.E. bedecian to beg, from P.Gmc. *beth ; or possibly from Anglo Fr. begger, from O.Fr. begart (see BEGGAR (Cf. beggar)). The O.E. word for beg was wædlian, from wædl poverty. Of trained dogs, 1816. As a courteous mode… …   Etymology dictionary

  • wheedle — to influence by flattery, 1661, perhaps connected with O.E. wædlian to beg (from wædl poverty ), or borrowed by Eng. soldiers in the 17c. German wars from Ger. wedeln wag the tail, hence fawn, flatter (Cf. ADULATION (Cf. adulation)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • wheedle — [c]/ˈwidl / (say weedl) verb (wheedled, wheedling) –verb (t) 1. to endeavour to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words. 2. to get by artful persuasions: wheedling my money from me. –verb (i) 3. to use beguiling or artful… …  

  • au̯(e)-10, au̯ē(o)-, u̯ē- —     au̯(e) 10, au̯ē(o) , u̯ē     English meaning: to blow     Deutsche Übersetzung: “wehen, blasen, hauchen”     Grammatical information: participle u̯ē nt     Note: in Slav. languages often from the “ throw dice “, i.e. to the cleaning of the… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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