wealth, welthy

[Eng. wealth; -y.] 1. Having wealth or riches; having large po e ions in lands, goods, money, or securities, or larger than the generality of people; rich, opulent, afflu ent. Ere three days pa ." "I will be married to a wealthy widow Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew, iv. 2. *2. Rich in any sense, as in beauty, ornament, endowments, . *3. Large in point of value; ample. "Her dowry wealthy ." Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew, iv. 5. wean, *wene, v . t . [A. S. wenian to accustom: awenian =to wean; cogn. with Dut. wennen=to accustom, to inure; afwennen =to wean; Icel. venja =to accustom; Dan. vanne =to accustom; Sw. vänja =to accustom; vänja af =to wean; O. H. Ger. wenjan , wennan ; M. H. Ger. wenen ; Ger.gewöhnen to accustom; entwöhnen to wean. From the same root as wont , s. (q. v.)] 1. Lit .: To separate from the breast, from the mother's milk as food; to accustom and reconcile as a child or other young animal to a want or deprivation of the breast; to ablactate. "And she was wean'd -I never shall forget it- Of all the days of the year upon that day." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet , i. 3. 2. Fig .: To detach or alienate, as the affections from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or lo of anything; to disengage from any habit, former pursuit, or enjoyment. "It was the sight of thy dear cro First wean'd my soul from earthly things." Cowper: Olney Hymns, liii.