wended

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wended - 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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