Lexicon: well – West-Indian

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well (-s), n. [OE wielle < weall-an, boil, bubble up: see wall, v.] (webplay: stone, swell, tight, water, wave).

  1. Vertical excavation; cylindrical hole; pit lined with masonry; underground supply of water.
  2. Spring; swell of emotion; [word play] blessing; goodness; health; well-being.

wend (-ing, -s), v. [OE wendan < OFris wenda, preterite stem of windan wind.] (webplay: pass).

went, v. [see go, v.]

wept, v. [see weep, v.]

were, v. [see be, v.]

wert, v. [see be, v.]

west (-s), n. [OE west, ON vestr, L vesper, Gk hesperos. Webster says this word may signify decline, fall, or departure, as in L. occidens.] (webplay: decline, East, heavens, star, shore, sun).

Dusk; side of the horizon where the sun sets.

westerly, adv. [ON vestarliga.] (webplay: East, man, sun).

Toward the evening light; in the direction of the occident.

western, adj. [OE westerne > west, adv. + -ern. Webster says: west and Sax. ærn, place.] (webplay: cloud, East, heavens, horizon, man, sun, sun/set, wind).

Occidental; Hesperian; pertaining to dusk; situated in the evening light; [fig.] darkening; obscure; fading.

West-Indian, proper n. [see west, adj. and India, proper n.]

Caribbean; like the Indies; pertaining to the area named by Columbus in 1492; characteristic of the beautiful islands between North and South America. [fig.] sunset; the end of the day; passing away.