wee, I, 163, J 1, 2, etc.; 164, K 1, 2, etc.: little. I, 203, 5; IV, 412, 15; 413, 18; 421, 25: short time.
wee. would I wee or would I way, I, 77, 12; 78, 41: would I (stay) wi (him) or (go) away, is all the meaning this can have. Motherwell conjectures, would I wait or would I away. See way.
weed. See wede.
weel, well. See well.
weel. the weel gae wi his body, IV, 129, 21, 23-25: prosperity.
weel, well. weel fa! good luck befall, I, 388, B 5. for my weel, II, 461, 8; 466, 24: well, advantage (461, 9, for my better). Euphemism for God: weel met thee save! I, 324, 3 (MS. thou); well met ye (you) save! IV, 455, 4; V, [195], 9; well (weel, weill) may ye (you) save! IV, 195, 13; 198 f., G 4, 21. So III, 268, 31, originally; the far better in the line following, is nonsense.
weel, weil, IV, 517, 19: a pot, deep place, or whirlpool in a river.
weel that was her own, II, 73, 20: seems to mean that the roses and ribbons were indeed hers by right.
weel-busked, hat, IV, 199, 9: handsomely adorned.
weel-fared, weel-fart, weil-faurit, etc.: well-favored. See fared.