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Wendy vs Wend - What's the difference?

wendy | wend |

As nouns the difference between wendy and wend

is that wendy is a wuss; someone who is particularly cowardly while wend is a large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit.

As a proper noun Wendy

is {{given name|female|from=coinages}}.

As a verb wend is

to turn; change.

wendy

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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  • * 1911 , Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter III
    • "What's your name?" he asked. "Wendy Moira Angela Darling," she replied with some relish. "What is your name?" "Peter Pan."

    References

    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

    Related terms

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    Noun

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

    References

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