Thursday, July 23, 2015

The Word -Wend

Had he wended his way to the wrong place last night? He frowned shaking his aching head. He hadn't gotten that drunk during the victory party had he? Certainly not drunk enough to remove all but the barest of clothes from his person! He'd been drunk but not that drunk. What was this place? He staggered to his feet, placing a hand to aching ribs and banged on the door after discovering there was no handle on the inside. "Yo! Let me out!" He called out, licking dried lips. "I say! Get me out of here!"
Laughter met his pleas. And not the friendly type.

Wend - to direct one's course ; travel, proceed

Added Info- "Wend" is related to the verb "wind," which means, among other things, "to follow a series of curves and turns." It is also a distant relative of the verb "wander." "Wend" itself began its journey in Old English as windan, meaning "to twist." "Wend" has twisted itself into various meanings over the years. Most of its senses--including "to come about," "to depart," "to change," and "to betake" --have since wandered off into obscurity, but its current sense of "to direct or to proceed" is holding steady on the path.

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