wahstus, m. ([105]), a waxing, growth, increase; Mt. VI, 27. Lu. II, 52. [< wahsjan + suff. -tu-. ON. vǫxtr, m., growth. Cf. OE. wæstm (for *wæhstm, w. an additional m-suff.), m., ME. wastme, growth, fruit.]

*wahtwô ([58], n. 2), f. ([112], or -a; 97—?), wach; Lu. II, 8. [< wakan + suff. -twôn- (or -twô-). OHG. wahta (by loss of w), MHG. wahte, waht, NHG. wacht, f., wach.]

wai, interj. ([219]), woe! [OE. wâ, ME. wa, wo, NE. wo.]

waian ([22]), rv. ([182]), to blow. [OE. wâwan (cp. saian). Cf. OHG. wâjan, wâen, MHG. wæ̂jen, wæ̂n, NHG. wehen (wv.), to blow.]

wai-dêdja ([21], n. 2), m. ([108]), woe-doer, evil-doer, malefactor. [-dêdja < dêþs + suff. -jan-.]

wai-faírƕjan, wv. ([188]), to wail; Mk. V, 38.

waíhsta m. ([108]), corner; Mt. VI, 5.

waíhts, f. ([116] and n. 1), a whit, thing, (in our 'Selections') always w. ni (or a negativ v.): ni w. or w. ni, sumtimes separated by other words, no whit, naught, nothing; Mk. I, 44.—ni (in) waíhtai or w. ni, in nothing, nothing at all; Mk. V, 26. Skeir. VII, b (ni..w.). c. d. ni waíht ([116], n. 1) mikilis, no great thing, lit. 'nothing of great'; Skeir. VII, a. [OE. wiht, wuht, f., ME. wight, wiᵹt, NE. wight, person, creature. To the Goth. waíht, n. (s. waíht in my 'Compar. Glossary'), answers OE. wiht, n., ME. wiht, NE. whit (for *wiht the h of which had lost its sound).]

waíla ([20], n. 3), adv., wel; s. under galeikan, hugjan, taujan. [Cf. OE. ME. NE. wel.]

waíla-mêrjan, wv. ([188]), to bring glad tidings, proclaim, preach the gospel; w. acc. (in pass. the nom.), to preach, w. in w. dat.; II. Cor. I, 19 (mêrjada, as in A, seems preferabl).