[ Worde], sb. word, Prompt.; word, pl., S; weord, S; weordes, S; wordes, S.—AS. word; cp. OHG. wort (Tatian).
[ Wore], pt. pl. were, S2; see [Was].
[ Woreld], sb. world, S; wordle, S2; see [Werld].
[ Worie], adj. turbid, dirty, S; wori, S.—From AS. wór, a swampy place, perhaps identical with wós, mire, see SkD (s.v. weary). Cf. [Wose].
[ Worm], sb. reptile, worm, snake, S, S2, C3; wurm, S; werm, S; wirm, insect, S.—AS. wyrm: OHG. wurm (Tatian); cp. Goth. waurms; see Douse, p. 56.
[ Wormod], sb. wormwood, W; see [Wermod].
[ Worne], pp. spent, past, lit. worn, S3; see [Werien].
[ Worowen], v. to choke, strangle, worry, Prompt., Cath., S2, SkD; worry, HD; wyrry, S3; wirry, SkD.—AS. wyrgan, to strangle, worry (in compounds): OHG. wurgan. Cf. [Warh].
[ Worpare], sb. thrower, S.