Emily Dickinson Lexicon

waylay (waylaid), v. [way + lay, MDu wegelâgern.] (webplay: place).

Capture momentarily; hold temporarily; keep for a while; [fig.] experience; feel.

waylaying, adj. [see waylay, v.] (webplay: life, light).

Shocking; unsettling; [fig.] attention drawing; inspiring.

waylaying, n. [see waylay, v.] (webplay: life).

Attack; seizure; interception; [fig.] termination of mortal life.

wayward (-est), adj. [aphetic form of awayward.] (webplay: go, light, travel).

Froward; peevish; perverse; lost. (722/745)

we (-'d, -'ll, -'re, -'ve), pron. [OE wě, OFris wi.] (webplay: embrace, endure, face, familiar, person, pity, speaker).

1. You/he/she/it/they and I; [includes the speaker and one or more others who are specified.]
2. Somebody and I; [includes the speaker and one or more others who are unspecified.]
3. You and I but not them; [exclusive; includes a speaker as part of a group addressing a person or persons not in the group.]
4. All of us; everybody; [denotes mankind in general and/or a general consensus.]
5. The addressee and I; [includes the speaker and the reader.]
6. Each of us; [denotes individuals who share a common experience.]

weak, adj. [ON. veik-r, corresponding to OE wác, yielding, not rigid or firm, pliant.]

Feeble; lacking physical strength; without conviction or confidence.

weak, adv. [see weak, adj.]

Timidly; without courage.

weakness, n. [weak, adj. + -ness.] (webplay: failing, faith, force, impregnated, strength, understanding).

Feebleness; lack of physical strength; want of moral conviction.

wealth (-s), n. [ME welþe < wela, weal, well + -th, on the analogy of health.] (webplay: day, estate, happiness, men, possessions, riches, richly, worldly).

1. Affluence; opulence; prosperity; riches.
2. Greed; idolatry; pride; vanity; worldliness.
3. Bare essentials; food; imperatives; life.
4. Compassion; empathy; friendliness; hospitality;

wealthier, adv. [see wealth, n.]

More heavily; with a deeper cover.