释义 |
wend /wend/ transitive verb (pat and pap wendˈed or (obsolete) went, now used as pat of go)- To turn (obsolete)
- To turn to the opposite tack (nautical)
- To alter the course of (a person, or a person's thoughts; obsolete)
- (reflexive) to betake (oneself; obsolete)
- To change (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To turn (obsolete)
- To change (obsolete)
- To depart (archaic)
- To make one's way (archaic)
- To move, flow, wander (archaic)
ORIGIN: OE wendan, a common Gmc verb wend one's way To make one's way, follow the road, esp in a leisurely fashion Wend /wend/ noun- A member of a branch of the Slavs that once occupied the north and east of Germany
- A member of the Slavic population of Lusatia (part of Brandenburg, Saxony and Silesia) who still speak the Wendish language
ORIGIN: Ger Wende; origin obscure Wendˈic or Wendˈish adjective noun The Wendish language |