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

Though the Wends are now dispersed, records of their migration survive in their language, known, naturally enough, as Wendish.

From Time Magazine Archive

The destruction of this chief sally-port of the Wendish pirates enabled Absalon considerably to reduce the Danish fleet.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Then one of the Wendish leaders, Zwentibold by name, gathered once more the bravest of his people to make a stormy effort for the banner of the cross.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

At first I thought that perhaps they spoke not the common dialect, and that as we were travelling towards regions roughly Wendish and but lately heathen, they might have some uncouth speech of their own.

From Red Axe by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Crowds of pilgrims have come from all the neighbouring villages, Wendish and Saxon.

From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle