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Wend vs Wendic - What's the difference?

wend | wendic |

As a noun wend

is a member of a slavic people from the borders of germany and poland; a sorb; a kashub.

As an adjective wendic is

of or relating to the wends.

As a proper noun wendic is

the language of the wends.

wend

English

Verb

  • (obsolete) To turn; change.
  • To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
  • We wended our weary way westward.
  • * Surrey
  • Great voyages to wend .
  • (obsolete) To turn; make a turn; go round; veer.
  • (Sir Walter Raleigh)
  • (obsolete) To pass away; disappear; depart; vanish.
  • Usage notes

    The modern past tense of (m) is (m). Originally it was (m), similarly to pairs such as (m)/(m), (m)/(m), (m)/(m), (m)/(m), or (m)/(m). However, (m) was long ago co-opted as the past tense of (m) (replacing (etyl) (m)) and using it as the past tense of (m) is now considered archaic.

    Synonyms

    * to betake oneself

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, legal) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit.
  • (Burrill)

    References

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    wendic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Wends.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The language of the Wends.
  • (Webster 1913)