die =Wālstatt=, ⸗stätten ~field of battle~
die =Wănd=, ̈–e ~wall [_of a room_]; wall, side [_of a rock_]~
=wăndeln= ~[~ist gewandelt~] go, wander, walk (leisurely), stroll, travel (on foot)~
der =Wănderer= ~wanderer; traveler, wayfarer; stroller~
die =Wănderschaft=, -en ~traveling, travels, journeyman’s tour [_After completing his apprenticeship a journeyman spent some time in the employ of other masters elsewhere in order to learn how the trade was conducted in different places before being admitted to the guild as a master workman._]~
=wann= ~when, at what time [_always interrog._];~ dann und wann ~now and then, from time to time~
die =Wāre=, -n ~ware, article, merchandise, goods~
=wǟre= ~_past subj. of_~ sein ~[_used in unfulfilled wishes, conditional sentences, and quotations_] was, were, would (should) be~
=wărm=, wärmer, der wärmste ~warm;~ warm sitzen ~have a warm seat, (_hence_,) have a comfortable place, be well off~
=wărten= ~wait (for~ auf ~+ _acc._);~ Ich warte(te) schon eine Stunde (seit einer Stunde) ~I have (had) been waiting (for) an hour; _see also_~ abwarten
=wăs= ~_interrog. pron._ what;~ was für ein ~what kind of [_where_~ für ~_has no prepositional force_];~ was für eine Feder hast du da? ~(_colloquially_~ was hast du da für eine Feder?~) what kind of pen have you there?;~ mit was für einer Feder schreibst du? ~with what kind of pen are you writing?;~ was du alles für Sachen hast ~what a lot of different things you have; _relat. pron._ that, which;~ gib mir alles ~_or_~ das Beste, was du hast! ~give me all _or_ the best that you have;~ er war krank, was ich nicht wußte ~he was ill, which I wasn’t aware of; _compound relat. pron._ that which, what(ever);~ was er sagt, (das) glaube ich ~whatever he says (that) I believe; ~was ~_sometimes refers to persons:_~ 80, 4 Was da will ~whoever likes;~ 65, 7 er lief, =was= er (nur) konnte ~he ran =as fast as= (ever) he could~
das =Wässerlein= ~[_humorous or affectionate rather than diminutive; cf._~ Krebslein~] sort of water;~ ein gut Wässerlein ~a good sort of water [_Cf. note on_~ jämmerlich~ _under_~ Ding~.]~
der =Wassermann=, ⸗männer ~waterman, water sprite, nix~
=weder= ~neither;~ weder... noch... ~neither... nor...~