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