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wreche
▪ I. † wreche, n. Obs. Forms: α. 3 wræche, 3–6 wreche, 4–6 wrech, 4 wrieche, 4–5 wreeche, 5 wreach. β. 3–4 wrache, 5 wrach. γ. 4–5 wrecche (4 vrecche), 5–6 wretche. [The normal representative of an OE. wrǽc (with palatal c) fem., of which however the existing texts present no example which can be de... Oxford English Dictionary
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wretche
wretche var. wreche n. Obs. Oxford English Dictionary
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skerche
† skerche obs. Sc. form of scarce a.1500–20 Dunbar Poems xli. 5 Be nocht a wreche, nor skerche in ȝour spending. Oxford English Dictionary
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wrethly
† wrethly var. of wrothly a. and adv. Obs.13.. Cursor M. 3462 (Gött.), Þair strut it was vnsterne stithe, wid wrethly [Cott. wrathli] wraystes oþer wreche. c 1480 Henryson Age & Youth 66 (Bann. MS.), He on his wayis wrethly went but wene. Oxford English Dictionary
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wrecheful
† ˈwrecheful, a. Obs. Also 3–4 wrech-; 4 wrac(c)h-, 5 wreechful. [f. wreche n. + -ful. Cf. wreakful a.] Vengeful; revengeful.c 1290 St. Edmund 333 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 309 God..nis nouȝt so wrechful ase men weneth. 1387 Trevisa Higden I. 377 Seyntes and halowes of þis lond beeþ more wrecheful þan seyn... Oxford English Dictionary
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wrecche
▪ I. † wrecche, v. Obs. [OE. wreccan (wreahte, wrehte; wreaht, wreht) to arouse, undertake, raise. Cf. MDu. wrecken, NFris. wräki to waken, wräken (adj.) awake.] trans. To rouse, arouse; to bring to life.c 897 ælfred Gregory's Past. C. xxviii. 193 Ne sceal he no ðæt an don ðæt he ana waciᵹe, ac he s... Oxford English Dictionary
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wretch
▪ I. wretch, n. and a. (rɛtʃ) Forms: α. 1 wrecca, wræcca, 2–5 wrecche, 2–3 wræcche, 3–4 wrehche, 3–5 wrechche, 4–5 wrechhe, wrechch, 5 wrecch, 3–6 wreche (5 Sc. werche), 4–5 wrech (5 Sc. werch), 4–6 wretche, 5– wretch (6 wreatch); 4 wroche, 8 dial. wrotch. β. 4–5 wrich, wriche (wirche), wryche, 5 wr... Oxford English Dictionary
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blesche
† ˈblesche, v. Obs. Also 3 blessen, blissen. [ME. bleschen, blessen, identical with MDu. blesschen (mod.Du., and LG. blusschen) to extinguish or quench, taken to represent an OTeut. *bilaskjan, f. bi-, be- + laskjan, OHG. leskên to quench, extinguish (MHG., MLG. and late MDu. lesschen, mod.G. lösche... Oxford English Dictionary
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forgnaw
† forˈgnaw, v. Obs. [OE. forgnaᵹan, f. for- prefix1 + gnaᵹan to gnaw.] trans. To gnaw in pieces, eat up; lit. and fig.c 1000 ælfric Hom. (Th.) II. 194 Gærstapan forgnoᵹon swa hwæt swa se haᵹol belæfde. a 1225 Ancr. R. 338 Godis god, hwon ich hit do..min vuel hit forgnaweð. c 1290 Altenglische Legend... Oxford English Dictionary
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atire
† aˈtire, v. Obs. [OE. ateorian, f. a- prefix 1 + teorian to tire.] To become weary, cease, fail.c 1000 Ps. (Spl.) xi. 1 (Bosw.) Ateorode háliᵹ. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 29 Vnwreste þu best ȝef þu wreche ne secst..ȝief mihte þe ne atiereð. Oxford English Dictionary
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ofreach
† ofˈreach, v. Obs. [f. of-1 + reach v.] trans. To reach, get at.a 1225 Juliana 57 Hwet se hit of rahte [v.r. hit rahte]. a 1300 K. Horn 1283 Þat lond ischal ofreche, And do mi fader wreche. c 1320 Sir Beues 867 (MS. A) And sum kniȝt Beues so ofrauȝte, Þe heued of at þe ferste drauȝte. c 1350 Will. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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avetrol
† aveˈtrol Obs. [Formation obscure: cf. OF. awotron ‘enfant adulterin’ (Godefroy), and avoltre:—L. adulter-um (see adulter).] A bastard.c 1300 K. Alis. 2693 Whar artow, horesone! whar?.. Thou avetrol, thou foule wreche. c 1320 Seuyn Sag. (W.) 1107 What than was he [the child] an auetrol? Oxford English Dictionary
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chincher
† ˈchincher Obs. Also 5 chynchyr, -are. [f. prec. + -er.] = chinch n.c 1386 Chaucer Melib. ¶637 (Camb. MS.) That men haue ne matier ne cause to calle the neythir wreche ne chinchere [other MSS. chynche]. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 75 Chynchyr or chynchare [H.P. chynche], perparcus. Oxford English Dictionary
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leind
▪ I. † leind, n. Obs. Also lend. [a. ON. l{obar}ynd, f. l{obar}yna: see lain v.] A hiding-place, refuge.a 1300 Cursor M. 9652 Aha! þat wreche wit-vten freind, þat on na side mai gett him leind [Gött. lend]. Ibid. 24728 We prai þat liuedi be vr leind [Edinb. lend].▪ II. leind variant of lend v.1 Obs. Oxford English Dictionary
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unro
† unro Obs. (See also unrufe.) [un-1 4, 12. Cf. ON. {uacu}ró (Norw., MDa., and Da. uro, MSw. and Sw. oro), NFris. (Sylt) unruu, MLG. unro(u)we, MHG. unruowe, unruo (G. unruhe).] Unrest, disquiet.a 1300 Cursor M. 7438 Ai quen he [sc. Saul] was trauaild mast Thoru a wreche vn-roful gast, And he [sc. D... Oxford English Dictionary
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