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wreathen, ppl. a. (riːð(ə)n) Also 4–6 wrethen, 5 -yne, -in, (?) wrethe. [ME. wrēðen, normal variant of wrĭðen, pa. pple. of wrīðen writhe v. Cf. writhen ppl. a.] 1. = wreathed ppl. a. 1.α a 1400–50 Wars Alex. 5526 All þe watir of þe werd [to him seemed] bot as a wrethen neddire. 1401–2 Durham Acc. R...
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writhen
writhen, ppl. a. (ˈrɪð(ə)n) Also 4 writhun, 6 -yne, 4– wrythen. [pa. pple. of writhe v.1 Cf. wreathen ppl. a.] 1. Subjected to writhing, twisting, or turning; twisted out of regular shape or form; contorted; † also, closed, clenched (quot. 1377). a. Of things.13.. K. Alis. 5723 (Laud MS.), A griseli...
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wreathing
▪ I. wreathing, vbl. n. (ˈriːðɪŋ) [f. as prec. + -ing1.] 1. The action of twisting or contorting; the fact of writhing; an instance of this.1580 Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Torsement, a wreathing. 1587 Golding De Mornay xiii. 223 Leauing their mouings free; which yet..shall come to the end which God ...
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wreathe
wreathe, v. (riːð) Also 6–7 wreth(e, 6–9 wreath, 7 wreeth, wreith, 9 Sc. wraithe. [Early mod.Eng. wrethe, partly a back-formation from wrethen (see wreathen ppl. a.), pa. pple. of writhe v.1, and partly f. wreath n. Senses 6–7 clearly show the influence of writhe v.] I. 1. trans. To twist or coil (s...
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sorrow
▪ I. sorrow, n. (ˈsɒrəʊ) Forms: α. 1 sorh, sorhᵹ, 2–3 sorhe (2 sorhᵹe, 3 seorhe); 1 sorᵹ, 2–4 sorȝe (3 sorge, seorȝe, 4 zorȝe, sorghe); 3 soreȝe (-ege), 5 soroȝe, sorugh(e. β. 3 serrȝhe, sareȝe; 3–4 serewe, 4–5 serwe, sarow(e; 9 dial. sarrow, sarra(h. γ. 3 sorw, sorwȝe, seor(u)we, 3–5 sorwe, sorewe....
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punch
▪ I. punch, n.1 (pʌnʃ) Also 5–6 punche, 6 ponche. [app. a collateral form of pounce n.1, used in certain senses, chiefly related to uses of punch v.1; or shortened from puncheon1, with which it is synonymous in nearly every sense.] † 1. A dagger; = puncheon1 1. Obs. rare.c 1460 Play Sacram. 474 (Sta...
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mist
▪ I. mist, n.1 (mɪst) Forms: 1– mist; also 3 mijst, 3–6 myste, 4–7 myst, miste, (5 meyst). [OE. mist str. masc. = MLG. (LG.), MDu. (Du.) mist, Icel. mistur (genit. misturs) neut. (Norw., Sw. mist):—OTeut. *mihstoz-, f. mī̆g-:—pre-Teut. *migh-, meigh-, as in Gr. ὀµίχλη, OSl. mĭgla, Skr. mih and mēgha...
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