Wendish

American  

[wen-dish] / ˈwɛn dɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Wends or their language; Sorbian.

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noun

1. Sorbian.

Wendish British  

/ ˈwɛndɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Wends

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noun

1. the West Slavonic language of the Wends See also Sorbian

Etymology

Origin of Wendish

1605–15; < German wendisch, equivalent to Wende Wend + -isch -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The fact that the young couple live by the sale of the wife’s handiwork, and that this in some way or other leads to her restoration to her parents or earlier connections, is an important feature of The Ransomed Woman, being found clearly in the Wendish tale as well as in many variants of the compound type.

From Project Gutenberg

It would even be possible to reconstruct the independent theme in a form not unlike the Wendish folk-tale cited in the beginning of the chapter.

From Project Gutenberg

As the Wendish tribes had practically no cities or recognised markets, the new establishment on the banks of the Oder soon grew to be of great commercial as well as of military importance.

From Project Gutenberg

Halldor the Unchristian tells us that these took part in the battle that followed: "The Wendish ships spread over the bay, and the thin beaks gaped with iron mouths upon the warriors."

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The eastward expansion of Germany across and beyond the Elbe had begun; but in Canute's day Teutonic control of Wendish territories was very slight.

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