WINKERS, s. the eye-lashes.

WINSOME, adj. merry; gay; cheerful.

To WISEN, WYSSIN, v. n. to wither.

WISHY-WASHY, s. pl. shuffling; half-and-half.

To WIT, WITT, v. n. to know; I wit na, I know not.

WITE, WYTE, s. blame.

To WITE, WYTE, v. n. to blame; to accuse.

WITTENS, s. knowledge.

WIZEN, s. the throat.

WIZZEN, adj. dry; withered

WOB, s. a web.

WOD, WODE, adj. mad.

To WON, v. n. to dwell.

WOO, s. wool. v.  To make love; to court.

WORDY, WEIRDY, adj. worthy.

WORLIN, s. a feeble puny person.

To WORRY, v. n. to choke; to be suffocated.

WORSET, s. worsted.

To WOUFF, v. n. to bark.

WOW! interj. expressive of admiration.

WRAITH, WRAITHE, s. the apparition of a person seen before death, or soon after it.

WRAK, WREK, WRACK, s. anything cast upon the sea-shore.

WRAT, s. a wort.

WHITER, s. an attorney.

WYND, s. a narrow lane or alley.

WYSS-LIKE, adj. having a decent appearance.

WYTELESS, adj. blameless.

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To YABBLE, v. n. to gabble.

YAD, s. an old worn-out mare.

YALD, YAULD, adj. sprightly; alert.

To YAMER, YAMMER, v. n. to complain; continued whining; to pet.

To YAMPH, YAMF, v. n. to bark.

YAP, YAPE, adj. having a keen appetite; very hungry.

YARD, s. a garden for flowers; pot herbs.

VARE, s. a weir for catching fish.

YAUD, s. an order given by a shepherd to his dog; far-yaud, signifying drive the sheep to a distance.

To YAUP, v. n. to yelp.

YEALD, adj. barren.

YEARN, YERNE, adj. eager; wishful.

YELD, YELL, EILD, adj. a cow is said to be eild when she is giving no milk.

YELDRING, YELDRIN, s. a yellow-hammer.

YERD, YERTH, YIRD, s. earth; soil.

To YERD, v. a. to bury.

To YERK, v. a. to beat; to strike smartly.

YESTREEN, s. last night.

YET, YETT, s. a gate.

YHULL, YULE, s. Christmas.

YILL, s. ale.

To YIRR, v. n. to snarl; to growl.

To YOKE, v. n. to engage with another in dispute or in a quarrel.

YONT, prep, beyond.

YOUDEN-DRIFT, s. snow driven by the wind.