Whunstane, S, a kind of hard dark stone.
“Wha’s ragin’ flame an’ scorchin’ heat
Wad melt the hardest whun-stane.”
Burns. The Holy Fair.
Whuddering, S and C, shuddering or tremulous in sound.
“Whudder awa’ thou bitter, biting blast.”
Mactaggart. Mary Lee’s Lament.
Widderful, C, looking withered or unthriven.
“That barne leuks as widderful as if it was its oan gran’-fadder.”—Said of an unhealthy child.
Wimple, S, to curl and wheel as running water.