[wig-weorðung], st. f., idol-worship, idolatry, sacrifice to idols: acc. pl. -weorðunga, [176].
[wiht], st. f.: 1) wight, creature, demon: nom. sg. wiht unhælo (the demon of destruction, Grendel), [120]; acc. sg. syllîcran wiht (the dragon), [3039].—2) thing, something, aught: nom. sg. w. negative, ne hine wiht dweleð (nor does aught check him), [1736]; him wiht ne speów (it helped him naught), [2855]; acc. sg. ne him þäs wyrmes wîg for wiht dyde (nor did he count the worm's warring for aught), [2349]; ne meahte ic ... wiht gewyrcan (I could not do aught ...), [1661];—w. partitive gen.: nô ... wiht swylcra searo-niða, [581];—the acc. sg. = adv. like Germ. nicht: ne hie hûru wine-drihten wiht ne lôgon (did not blame their friendly lord aught), [863]; so, ne wiht = naught, in no wise, [1084], [2602], [2858]; nô wiht, [541]; instr. sg. wihte (in aught, in any way), [1992]; ne ... wihte (by no means), [186], [2278], [2688]; wihte ne, [1515], [1996], [2465], [2924].—Comp.: â-wiht (âht = aught), äl-wiht, ô-wiht.
[wil-cuma], w. m., one welcome (qui gratus advenit): nom. pl. wil-cuman Denigea leódum (welcome to the people of the Danes), [388]; so, him (the lord of the Danes) wil-cuman, [394]; wil-cuman Wedera leódum (welcome to the Geátas), [1895].
ge-[wild], st. f., free-will? dat. pl. nealles mid ge-weoldum (sponte, voluntarily, Bugge), [2223].
[wil-deór] (for wild-deór), st. n., wild beast: acc. pl. wil-deór, [1431].
[wil-gesîð], st. m., chosen or willing companion: nom. pl. -ge-sîðas, [23].
[wil-geofa], w. m., ready giver (= voti largitor: princely designation), joy-giver?: nom. sg. wil-geofa Wedra leóda, [2901].
[willa], w. m.: 1) will, wish, desire, sake: nom. sg. [627], [825]; acc. sg. willan, [636], [1740], [2308], [2410]; instr. sg. ânes willan (for the sake of one), [3078]; so, [2590]; dat. sg. tô willan, [1187], [1712]; instr. pl. willum (according to wish), [1822]; sylfes willum, [2224], [2640]; gen. pl. wilna, [1345].—2) desirable thing, valuable: gen. pl. wilna, [661], [951].
[willan], aux. v., will: in pres. also shall (when the future action is depend. on one's free will): pres. sg. I. wille ic â-secgan (I will set forth, tell out), [344]; so, [351], [427]; ic tô sæ wille (I will to sea), [318]; wylle, [948], [2149], [2513]; sg. II. þu wylt, [1853]; sg. III. he wile, [346], [446], [1050], [1182], [1833]; wyle, [2865]; wille, [442], [1004], [1185], [1395]; ær he in wille (ere he will in, i.e. go or flee into the fearful sea), [1372]; wylle, [2767]; pl. I. we ... wyllað, [1819]; pret. sg. I., III. wolde, [68], [154], [200], [646], [665], [739], [756], [797], [881], etc.; nô ic fram him wolde (i.e. fleótan), [543]; so, swâ he hira mâ wolde (i.e. â-cwellan), [1056]; pret. pl. woldon, [482], [2637], [3173]; subj. pret., [2730].—Forms contracted w. negative: pres. sg. I. nelle (= ne + wille, I will not, nolo), [680], [2525](?); pret. sg. III. nolde (= ne + wolde), [792], [804], [813], [1524]; w. omitted inf. þâ metod nolde, [707], [968]; pret. subj. nolde, [2519].
[wilnian], w. v., to long for, beseech: inf. wel bið þäm þe môt ... tô fäder fäðmum freoðo wilnian (well for him that may beseech protection in the Father's arms), [188].