▪ I. writh Now dial.
(rɪθ)
[Cf. Da. vrid, Norw. (v)rid, turning, evasion, etc.; ON. rið winding staircase.]
= writhe n. 1, 1 b.
| 14.. Latin-Eng. Voc. (MS. Harl. 2257), Grani, a writh. 1570 Levins Manip. 150 A Writh, cesticillus. 1844 W. Barnes Dorset Gloss. 370 Writh, the bond of a faggot. |
▪ II. writh
southern dial. var. frith n.2 3.
▪ III. writh(e)
varr. wrethe n. and v. Obs.