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▪ I. † beˈwry, v.1 Obs. Also 1 bewréon, bewr{iacu}a, 3 biwreo, bywryen. pa. pple. 1–3 be-, biwriᵹen, 3 bi-wrie(n, 6 bewry. [OE. bewréon, -wréan, -wr{iacu}a for *bewr{iacu}han, f. be- 1 + wréon to cover: see wry v.1] trans. To cover up, or over; to overlay.a 1000 Sal. & Sat. (G.) 301 Forhwon fealleð ...
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outwry
† outˈwry, v. Obs. rare—1. [app. f. out- 24 + wry v.1 to cover: cf. bewry.] trans. To discover.13.. K. Alis. 6483 Now haþ he in Egipte y-seyȝe, Al þat any mon can outwryȝe [Bodley MS. bywreye].
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bury
▪ I. † ˈbury, n. Obs. Also 6 bery, 7 berry. [Originally dative of burh: see borough 1 b.] A manor-house, or large farm; a specialization of the OE. burh, byriᵹ ‘an enclosed or fortified place’ which still survives in many local names.1175–1576 [see borough 1 b]. 1598 Stow Surv. xxxiii. (1603) 294 Th...
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wry
▪ I. wry, n. (raɪ) Also 5–6 wrye. [f. wry v.2 or a.] † 1. on wry or upon wry, = awry adv. Sc. Obs.1375 Barbour Bruce iv. 705 Thair bemys strekit air, Owthir all evin, or on wry. 1423 Jas. I Kingis Q. lxxiii, To the colde stone my hede on wrye I laid. 1508 Dunbar Flyting 175 (Maitland Fol. MS.), With...
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