Wend (or was v) (2), Vend

[See def.] One of a powerful Slavic people, now absorbed in the German race, which formerly inhabited the north and east of Germany. A remnant of them still remains in the eastern district of Sachsen-Altenburg and in the country between the Vistula and the Persante. *wende, v. i. [WEND, v.] Wend-ic (or was v), subst . [Eng. Wend (2), s.; -ic.] The language of the Wends. It belongs to the Slavonic group of the Aryan family of languages. wěn-di-gō, s. [North American Indian.] A hobgoblin or bogie man. Wend-ish (or was v), a. & s. [Eng. Wend (2), s.; -ish.] A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to the Wends. B. As subst.: The same as WENDIC.