name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12920)
verb: (obsolete) Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
verb: (obsolete) To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane.
verb: (dialectal) to soak, steep.
verb: (dialectal) to thrash, beat severely.
verb: To contract; to shorten.
verb: (transitive) To form into wrinkles or ridges.
noun: A surname.
noun: Alternative form of whelk [Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.]