wend

[ wend ]
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verb (used with object),wend·ed or (Archaic) went; wend·ing.
  1. to pursue or direct (one's way).

verb (used without object),wend·ed or (Archaic) went; wend·ing.
  1. to proceed or go.

Origin of wend

1
before 900; Middle English wenden,Old English wendan; cognate with Dutch, German wenden,Gothic wandjan, causative of -windan to wind2

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Wend
[ wend ]

noun
  1. a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.

Origin of Wend

2
1780–90; <German Wende,Old High German Winida; cognate with Old English Winedas (plural)

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wend

/ (wɛnd) /


verb
  1. to direct (one's course or way); travel: wend one's way home

Origin of wend

1
Old English wendan; related to Old High German wenten, Gothic wandjan; see wind ²

British Dictionary definitions for Wend (2 of 2)

Wend

/ (wɛnd) /


noun
  1. (esp in medieval European history) a Sorb; a member of the Slavonic people who inhabited the area between the Rivers Saale and Oder in the early Middle Ages and were conquered by Germanic invaders by the 12th century: See also Lusatia

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