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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wend \Wend\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wended}, Obs. {Went}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Wending}.] [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of
windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden
to turn, G. wenden, Icel. venda, Sw. v[aum]nda, Dan. vende,
Goth. wandjan. See {Wind} to turn, and cf. {Went}.]
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1. To go; to pass; to betake one's self. "To Canterbury they
wend." --Chaucer.
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To Athens shall the lovers wend. --Shak.
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2. To turn round. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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