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(wnd), obs. p. p. of Wene. Chaucer. Wend v. i.[imp. & p. p.Wended, Obs. Went; p. pr. & vb. n.Wending.] [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden to turn, G. wenden, Icel. venda, Sw. vnda, Dan. vende, Goth. wandjan. See Wind to turn, and cf. Went.] 1. To go; to pass; to betake one's self. "To Canterbury they wend." Chaucer. To Athens shall the lovers wend. Shak. 2. To turn round. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. Wend v. t.To direct; to betake; -- used chiefly in the phrase to wend one's way. Also used reflexively. "Great voyages to wend." Surrey. Wend n.(O. Eng. Law) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit. [Obs.] Burrill. スポンサード リンク
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