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wach, awake
wachen, intr. be awake
wachsen, u, a; ä, intr. grow
wächsern, wax, waxen
Wächter, m. — watchman, guard
Wachtgebell, n. watch bark (of dogs)
wacker, brave, good
Wage, f. -n balance, pair of scales
wagen, tr. dare, venture
Wagen, m. — wagon, chariot
wählen, tr. choose, elect
wahrhaftig, indeed, in truth
Wahrheit, f. -"en truth
wahrlich, forsooth, indeed
Wald, m. -"er forest
Waldesnacht, f. -"e forest gloom
wallen, intr. wander, journey; wave, flutter, undulate
Wallfahrt, f. -en pilgrimage
walten, intr. rule, hold sway
wälzen, tr. roll, refl. toss
Wand, f. -"e wall
Wandel, m. journeying, passing by; change
wandeln, intr. wander, journey
Wanderblick, m. -e wandering glance (i.e., glance of a wanderer)
Wanderer, m. — wanderer
Wandergans, f. -"e wild goose
wandermüde, tired of wandering
wandern, intr. wander
Wandersang, m. -"e song of wandering
Wanderschuh, m. -e wanderer's shoe
Wandersmann, m., pl. -leute poet. for Wanderer
Wange, f. -n cheek
Wanken, intr. totter, waver, sway
warm, warm
Wärme, f. warmth
wärmen, tr. warm
warnungsvoll, full of warning
warten, intr. wait; tr. wait upon, serve
Wartfrau, f. -en nurse, female attendant
Wasser, n. — water
Wasserbahn, f. -en watery track, expanse of water
weben, o, o, tr. and intr. be astir, stir, move
wechseln, intr. change
wecken, tr. awaken
weg, away
Weg, m. -e way, path, road
weg-reißen, i, i, tr. tear away
weh, woe; — dir woe to thee; — tun pain, hurt
wehen, intr. blow, be wafted
Wehmut, f. melancholy, sadness
wehren, tr. ward off (etwas von jemandem); refl. defend oneself, resist
Weib, n. -er woman; wife
weich, soft
weiden, intr. graze; tr. drive to pasture; (fig.) feast
Weiher, m. — pond
Weihnachten, pl. (Weihnacht f.) Christmas
Weile, f. while, a short space of time; über eine kleine — a little while later
weilen, intr. stay, tarry, linger
Wein, m. -e wine
weinen, intr. and trans. weep
Weise, f. -n melody, tune
weisen, ie, ie, tr. show, point out
Weiser, m. — hand (on a clock)
Weisheit, f. -en wisdom
weiß, white
weit, spacious, wide; far (off)
weiter, (comparative of weit) farther, further, on
weither, from afar
Weizen, m. wheat
welk, withered
welken, intr. wither, fade
Welle, f. -n wave
Wellenschlagen, n. beating, surging or falling and rising of the waves
Welt, f. -en world
wenden, reg. or wandte, gewandt, tr. and refl. turn; sich wenden change
werfen, a, o; i, tr. throw, cast
Wert, m. -e value
Wesen, n. — being, creature; nature, character
Wette, f. -n wager
Wetter, n. — weather
wichtig, weighty, important
Widerhall, m. echo
wieder, again
wieder-kommen, a[l], o, intr. come again, replant
wieder-pflanzen, tr. plant again, replant
Wiege, f. -n cradle
wiegen, tr. and refl. rock, swing
wiegen, o, o, tr. weigh
Wiegenlied, n. -er cradle song, lullaby
wiehern, intr. neigh, whinny
Wiese, f. -n meadow
Wiesenthal, n. -"er meadow (in a valley), vale
wild, wild
willig, willing
willkommen, welcome
Willkommen, m., n. greeting, welcome
wimmeln, intr. swarm, be alive with
wimmern, intr. cry in pain, moan, whine
Wimper, f. -n eyelash
Wind, m. -e wind, breeze
Winde, f. -n morning glory, vine
windstill calm, becalmed
windverweht, carried away by the wind
winken, intr. beckon
Winter, m. — winter
Winzer, m. — vintager, gatherer of grapes
Wipfel, m. — treetop
Wirbel, m. — whirl, eddy
wirren, tr. confuse, entangle
Wirt, m. -e host, landlord
wirtlich, hospitable
wissen, wußte, gewußt; weiß, tr. know
Wissen, n. knowledge
wittern, tr. scent, get the wind of
Witz, m. -e wit, craft, cunning
Woche, f. -n week
Woge, f. -n wave, billow
wogen, intr. surge, wave
wohl, well, indeed; perhaps, probably
wohlbekannt, well known
wohlbegründet, well founded
wohlig, comfortable, snug and cozy
Wohllaut, m. euphony
wohnen, intr. dwell, live
Wolke, f. -n cloud
Wolkenbruch, m. -"e cloud-burst, torrential downpour
Wolkenhülle, f. -n veil or covering of clouds
wolkenrein, cloudless
wolkig, cloudy
Wonne, f. -n bliss
wonniglich, blissfully
Wort, n. -e and -"er word
wühlen, tr. burrow, dig up
Wunde, f. -n wound
Wunder, n. — wonder, miracle
wunderbar, wondrous, wonderful
wunderschön, wondrous fair, very beautiful
wundervoll, wonderful, wondrous
Wunsch, m. -"e wish
wünschen, tr. wish
wurzeln, intr. take root, have root, grow
Wüste, f. -n desert
Wut, f. rage
wüten, intr. rage