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Wend

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Wend  (wnd)
n.
See Sorb.

[German Wende, from Middle High German Winde, Wende, from Old High German Winid; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]

Wend adj.

wend  (wnd)
v. wend·ed, wend·ing, wends
v.tr.
To proceed on or along; go: wend one's way home.
v.intr.
To go one's way; proceed.

[Middle English wenden, from Old English wendan.]

wend [wɛnd]
vb
to direct (one's course or way); travel
[Old English wendan; related to Old High German wenten, Gothic wandjan; see wind2]

Wend [wɛnd]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) (esp in medieval European history) a Sorb; a member of the Slavonic people who inhabited the area between the Rivers Saale and Oder in the early Middle Ages and were conquered by Germanic invaders by the 12th century See also Lusatia
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Verb1.wend - direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

wend
verb
wend your way go, move, travel, progress, proceed, make for, direct your course sleepy-eyed commuters who wended their way to work
Translations
wend [wend] VT (liter) to wend one's way toenderezar sus pasos a
to wend one's way home (hum) → encaminarse a casa
wend [ˈwɛnd] vt
to wend one's way (= make one's way) → se mettre en chemin
Wendy house [ˈwɛndihaʊs] n (British)cabane f de jeu
wend
vt to wend one’s way home/to the bar etcsich auf den Heimweg/zur Bar etc begeben
wend [wɛnd] vt (frm) to wend one's way homeincamminarsi verso casa
wend [wɛnd] vt (frm) to wend one's way homeincamminarsi verso casa


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It was not far from the Buytenhof to Hoogstraet (High Street); and a stranger, who since the beginning of this scene had watched all its incidents with intense interest, was seen to wend his way with, or rather in the wake of, the others towards the Town-hall, to hear as soon as possible the current news of the hour.
Aye, and all the surrounding country was early awake, too, and began to wend their way to Finsbury Field, a fine broad stretch of practice ground near Moorfields.
When to the lake's sun-dimpled marge the bright procession wends, The languid lilies raise their heads as though to greet their friends; When down the river-banks they roam, The white moon-lady leads them home.
 
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