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Wrethen--writhen, _part._ == twisted. Alys. 5723
Wrey, _v. a._ == accuse. Pol. S. 198, 199; part. 'wreynt.' Pol. S. 157.
AS. wregan
Wrie, _v. n._ == move away. Wright's L. P. p. 48. AS. wrigan, whence our 'wriggle'
Wrieth, == covereth. See Wreon
Wrikke, _v. n._ == wriggle. St Dunstan, 82; 'wrikkend' == walking, going.
Rel. Ant. ii. p. 216. AS. wrigan
Wring, _v. a._ (one's hands). Body and Soul, 174; (clothes). HD. 1233
---- == keep tight hold of. Sermon, 20
---- == twist; part. 'wrong.' Alys. 6447
---- == press down, overcome; pret. 'wrong.' Marg. 47. AS. wringan
Wringer, _sb._ Sermon, 21
Writ, _sb._ HD. 136
---- == Scripture. Wright's L. P. p. 101
---- == letter. Alys. 4502
Write, _v. a._ pret. 'wrot.' 164 B.; part. 'iwrite.' 1425 B.
Writeling, _sb._ == trills in a song? O. and N. 48, 912. From AS. wrian == to writhe or twist
Writhe, _v. n._ == bend easily. Body and Soul, 116. AS. wrian
Wro, _sb._ == hole or corner. HD. 68. Su. Goth. wra. Dan. vraa
Wronehede. Probably a mistake for 'wronghede' == wickedness. O. and N.
1398
Wrong, _adj._ == mistaken. Wright's L. P. p. 31. ON. rangr. AS. wringan
Wrong, _sb._ == injustice, oppression. Wright's L. P. p. 68. 1616 B.
---- _adv._ == badly. O. and N. 196
Wrong, _part._ == twisted. See Wring
Wrongwis, _adj._ == wicked. Ritson's AS. viii. 177; [wrancwise]. Moral Ode, 129
Wrot, _sb._ == snout. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. wrot
Wroten, _v. n._ == to root. Earth, st. 3. AS. wrot
Wroth, _adj._ == angry. RG. 31; timid. Alys. 544. AS. wra
---- == poor, base. Wright's L. P. p. 38
---- _sb._ == evil, unkindness. RG. 31
Wrotherhele, _sb._ [wrothe hele] == injury, destruction. RG. 143, 164.
Body and Soul, 225. See Gloss. Rem. to La?amon, iii. 444
Wrought. See Work, _vb._
Wrying, _sb._ == treachery. Alys. 3514
Wune, _sb._ == custom. O. and N. 272. AS. wune
Wunne, _adj._ == accustomed? Wright's L. P. p. 46
Wunne, _sb._ == joy. Wright's L. P. p. 47. AS. wyn
---- == hope. See Won
Wyred, == wire, _q. v._
Wyt, _sb._ == calamity, blame. Body and Soul, 62. AS. wite
Y.
Y, == in. Pol. S. 151
Yard, _sb._ == rod. RG. 22; [?urd]. 2385 B.
---- == staff or sceptre. Ps. xliv. 7. AS. gyrd
Yard, _sb._ == courtyard. HD. 702. AS. geard
Yare, _adj._ == ready. RG. 396; [?arte]. O. and N. 1220. AS. gearo
---- _v. a._ == make ready. HD. 1350
Yare, _adv._ == of yore. 1512 B. AS. geara
Yate, _v. a._ == tell. Ritson's AS. viii. 80. ON. geta
