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Wirkend — W'vchncr

to knead ; (Strümpfe, k.) to weave ;(den Huf eines PferdeS) to pars; Blu-men in Leinwand —, to diaper; — ,v.n. to operate, to work ; (auf ein Ding)to set upon, to have an influence; aufdie Sinne —, to affect the senses.

Wirkend, a. efficient; effective; effica-cious; die —e Ursache, the efficientcause; die —e Gnade, T. efficaciousgrace ; — e Gist, operative poison.

Wirker, m. -s, pi. -, person that works;kneader; weaver.

Wirklich, a.actual, real, true; genuine,effective, effectual; — machen, to rea-lize; —, adv. actually, really, truly,effectively. [reality, truth.

Wirklichkeit,/. actualness,actuality,

Wirk sam, a. efficacious, effective, ac-tive; working, operative; —, adv. ef-ficaciously, effectively.

Wirksamkeit, /. efficacy, efficaci-ousness, efficiency; activity; agency.

Wirkung, /. pi. -en, effect; opera-tion, action ; ohne — bleiben, to proveineffectual; —skreis, in. sphere ofactivity, province ; —slos, a. ineffec-tual; — strieb, in. impulse; agency.

Wirr, Wir're, a. confused.

Wirr, (in Zusammensetzungen) —bund,11 . truss of straw, litter; —garn, n.entangled thread or yarn; —tops, in.fig. busy-body; — köpfig, a. confused,addle-pated; —seide, /. entangledthreads of silk, savings of silk; —stroh, n. ruffled straw; —warr, m.confusion, confused stuff; hurly-burly.

Wir'ren, V. a. to twist, to entangle; toconfound, to perplex; auseinander —,to disentangle.

Wir'ren, pi. disorders.

Wir'rig, a. intricate, perplexed.

Widrigkeit, /. intricacy, perplexity.Wir'sing, m. -es, -s, Wir'schekohl, m.-es, -s, crisped cabbage, curled savoy.

Wir'tel, m. -s, T. ring belonging to aspindle; whirl.

Wirth, m. -eS, -s, pi. -e, host, land-lord , inn-keeper, publican; tavern-keeper, tavern-man; husband, house-keeper; master of the house, land-lord ; die Rechnung ohne den — machen,pro f. to reckon without one’s host;wie fest —, so die Gäste, prov. likehost, ]ike guest.

Wirth'har, a. habitable; hospitable.

Wir'thin, / -, pi. -nen, hostess, mis-tress, landlady; tavern-woman; house-keeper, housewife; lady of the house;landlady.

Wirthlich, a. hospitable; frugal, spa-ring, saving, economical; comfortable;—, adv. frugally; hospitably; com-fortably.

Wirklichkeit, s. -, hospitality; fru-gality; comfort.

Wirthschaft, /. -, pi. -en, house-keep-ing, economy; husbandry; inn-keep-ing; public house ;/g. piece of work,doings; — treiben, to keep house; tokeep a public house; was ist das fureine —, what doings are these; —s-gebäude, n. building for husbandry,outfarm.

Wirthschaften, v. a. to conduct a house,to keep house; to husband; to keepa public house; gut —, to husbandwell.

Wirthschafte!, m. -s, pi. -, house-keeper, house-steward; husband.

Wirthschaften«,/. pi. -nen, house-keeper, housewife.

Wirthschaftlich,«. husbanding, econom-ical, housewifely, frugal, thrifty;—, adv. with economy, housewifely,frugally, thriftily.

Wirth'sihaftlichkeit, s. husbandry,economy, housewifery, thriftiness.

WirthS'haus, n. -fts, pi. -Häuser, inn,public houses tavern, ale-house, beer-house; — tisch, m. ordinary.

Wirthsleute, pi. ifests.

Wirths'stall,m.-es,-s,/,/. -stalle, hostry.

Wi'sbaum, m. -es, -s, pi. -bäume,maple-tree.

Wi'sheere, /. pi. -N, wild cherry.

Wisch , m. -es , pi. -e, whisk, drag,clout; wisp ; malkin ; fig. petty pam-phlet, sorry publication , trash ; —gold, n. leaf gold; —kolben, in. T.spunge; —läppen, in. mop, clout, dust-er; — tuch , n. wiping-clout; —wasch, Wischiwaschi, m. vulg. chit-chat,tittle-tattle.

Wisch'M, o. a. to wipe, to whisk, to rub;—, v. n. davon —, to slip away, toescape.

Wisch'er, m. -s , pi. - , wiper; T.spunge, with which a cannon is clea-ned, after bring;/# - , vulg. wipe, rep-rimand.

Wis'Ptl, m. -s, pi. -, wispel; medlar;— beere, / bird-cherry.

Wis'peln,Wis'pem,n.a.e/n.to whisper.

Wis'peln, Wis'pern, n. -s, whispering.

Wißbegierde , / -. desire of know-ledge, curiosity. [curious.

Wißbegierig, a. uesirous of knowing,

Wissen, v. a. el n. ir. to kuow, to haveknowledge of; so viel ich weiß, to myknowledge, for aught I know; mit urneine Cache — !o he privy to; EinenEtwas — laßen, to send one word;Mittel und Wege —, to know means ;Einem Etwas zu — thun, to let oneknow, to acquaint one with ; nicht —,to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to,to be unacquainted with ; wer weiß,who knows; — Sie was? 1 will tellyou what? sich viel mit Etwas —, totake pride in a thing.

Wissen, n. -s, knowing, knowledge,notice; meines —s, that I know of, foraught I know; ohne mein —, unknownto me, without my knowledge ; mit —und Willen, knowingly and willingly,on set purpose, willfully.

Wissend, a. knowing.

Wissenschaft, fi -, pi. -en, knowledge,intelligence, notice; science, learning;pi. the letters; die schönen —en, thepolite literature; sich auf die —en le-gen, to apply one’s self to the scien-ces ; ein Mann von vieler —, a man ofgreat learning.

Wissenschaftler, m. -s, pi. scholar.

Wissenschaftlich, a. scientific, seien tif-icai; —, adv. scientifically.

Wissmswerth, a. worth knowing, re-markable.

Wissentlich, a. knowing; conscious;willful; eine —e Sünde, a willful, de-liberate sin; —, adv. knowingly, pur-posely, deliberately,willfully.

Wiß'MUth, n. -es, -s, T. bismuth; —weiß, n. bismuth-white.

Wit'tern, v. a. to scent, to smell; toperceive; —, v. imp. to thunder, torage, to bluster.

Witterung, /. weather, temperature

of the air; T. scent, scented bait}—skunde, —slehre,/. meteorology.

Witt'sraU, /. -, pi. -en, widow-woman.Wittling, m. -es, -s, pi. -e, (Fisch)

whiting.

Witfniann, m. (n. u.) v. Wittwer.

Wittlhum, 71. -es, -s, jointure, dowry;widowhood. [head.

Wltt'stock, in. -eS, -s, pi. -stücke, hlock-

Wittlve, /. -, pi. -n, widow; vornehme—, dowager; —nblume, /. widow-flower, scabious; —ncasse,/. fund forthe support of widows ; — ngehalt, m,a widow’s settlement, dowry, jointure;

— njahr, n. year of viduity'; — nlcben,n. widow’s life; —nsitz, nr. widow’sseat or estate; —nstand, in. viduity,widowhood; — nstuhl, m. widow-bench \fig. a widow’s condition; —n-trauer, s widow’s weeds.

Wittlve, /. pi. -n, (Vogel) whidaw-bunting.

Witt'wenschast, s. widowhood.Witt'lver, in. -s, pi. -, widower.

Witz, m.-t$,p!.-t, wit, wittiness ; sense,,understanding; sallies of wit; erHat—, he is witty ; — jäger, m. wit-suapper; — jägerei,/ attempt at wit;

— köpf, m. witty person; —los, a.without wit; — reich, a. witty; — ttorfc.n. witty expression, sally.

Witzelci', /. pi. -en, Witz'eln, n. -s,witticism.

Witz'eln, v. n. to affect wit, to makea false display of wit.

Witzlg, a. witty, ingenious, wilted;ein — er Kopf, a wit; —, adv. wittily,ingeniously.

Witz'igen, v. a. to teach wit, to makewiser; gewitzigt werden, to learn wit,,to buy wit.

Witz'igkeit, /. wittiness; cautious-ness, circumspection. [witling.

Witzler, m. -S, pi. -, pretender to wit,.

WltzlMg, m. -es, -s, pi. -e, wit, wit-

200, adv. where; — er auch sein mag,wherever he he; —, c. if, incase;.

— nicht, if not, unless.

WoHki', adv. whereby, whereto, where-at; at which.

Woch'e,/. pi. -n, week; in einer —,in a sennight; die stille —, the holyweek; fig. die — Haben, to be on dutythis week; pi. a woman’s lying in;indie—n kommen, to be brought to bed;in den —n liegen, to lie in; — narbeit,/. weekly work; —nbesnch, m. visit toa woman lying in; —nbett, n. child-bed; in das —nbett kommen, to hebrought to bed; —Matt, ».weeklypublication or paper, weekly gazette ;—nfieber, n. puerperal fever; —ngeld,7i. weekly pay; —ngesell, m. journey-man engaged by the week ; —nkind, n.new-born child; nlang, a. el adv. forweeks; —nlohn, 7i.weekly pay, wages;—nmarkt, m. weekly market; —npredi-ger, in. clergyman who preaches on theweek-days; —nprediat, /. sermonpreached on a week-day; — nrech-mmg, / weekly bill; — nschrist, / v.—nblatt; — nstube, s room of a wom-an lying in ; —ntag, m. week-day;— Nweise, ado. weekly, by the week ;

— nztmmer, n. apartment of a lying-

in woman. [week, a week.

Wöchentlich, a. et adv. weekly, every

Wöch'ner, in. -8, pi.-, person on whoma weekly duty devolves in his turn,,hebdomadary, week’s man.