Water-ill, a disease of the kidneys in cattle.
Wattles, wooden roof supports on which the thatch is placed.
Whomel’d, turned round and round (lit., upset).
Wight, man or fellow.
Wind a Clew, a witchcraft rite in which a reel of coloured thread is wound.
Winglan, walking feebly.
Wirreit, strangled.
Wis, know.
Witch’s Sabbath, the gathering together of all the witches of Scotland on the evening between the first Friday and Saturday of April.