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wray, wree,
wree [(w)riː]
n. A twisting of the lips, a grimace.
v. To twist, screw up the face. To writhe, squirm, grimace.
Compounds and phrases etc.
awree: Awry.
reist, rest, wraest, wraist, wreast, wreest, wreestin-threid, wreist, wrest, wrestin, wrestin_threid, wresting_threed, wrestin-treed, wriest, wrist,
wreest [(w)rist I. (w)rɛst]
n. A sprain.
v. To sprain or wrench a muscle or joint.
Compounds and phrases etc.
wreestin-threid I.Sh.: A thread spun from black wool, on which are cast nine knots, and tied round a sprained leg or arm followed by an incantaion.
square-wricht, vricht, vrichtin, vrocht, wricht, wrichtin, wright,
wricht [(w)rɪçt, MN. vrɪçt, S. rɛɪçt]
n. A woodwright, a carpenter.
v. To follow the occupation of a wricht.
Compounds and phrases etc.
square-wricht: A cabinet-maker.
ringin, ringin$, rink, vrang, vring, vringin, vrung, wrang, wring, wringin, wrung,
wring [(w)rɪŋ, MN. vrɪŋ]
v. To wring. To twist the body about in pain.
pt. wrang
pp. wrung
Compounds and phrases etc.
wringin [(w)rɪŋɪn, MN. vrɪŋɪn]: Drenched, soaked.
reest, reestie, reesties, vrist, vristie, vristies, wreest, wreestie, wreesties, wreist, wrest, wrestie, wresties, wrist, wristie, wristies, wristikin, wrust, wrustie, wrusties,
wrist [(w)rɪst, (w)rʌst, (w)rist]
n. The wrist. The instep of the foot.
dim. wristie, wristikin [(w)rɪstɪkɪn] A woollen muff for the wrist. A knitted cuff.
groff-write, handwrite, hanwrite, haundwrite, haunwrite, rite, ritten, rot, urett, verit, vrat, vrate, vreet, vreeter, vreetin, vreetin-paper, vreitin, vrit, vrit, vritten, vrote, vrutten, wraet, wrait, wrait, wrat, wrate, wreat, wreat, wreat, wreiter, wret, wret, writ, writ, writan, writar, write, writer, writin, writin-paper, written, wrot, wrote, wrut, wrutten, wrytar, wryter, wrytin,
write [(w)rəit, ret, MN. vrit]
n. The business of a writer or lawyer. Handwriting, a script, writing, a written record.
v. To write.
pt. wrat(e) [(w)ret, (w)rat, MN. vret], writ [(w)rɪt, (w)rʌt, MN. vrɪt] Wrote.
pp. wrote [(w)rot, MN. vrot], written [(w)rɪtn, (w)rʌtn, MN. vrʌtn] Written.
writ [(w)rɪt, MN. vrɪt, I. wrɛt]
n. A writ. Writing, handwriting. A formal or legal document.
Compounds and phrases etc.
groff-write: Large sprawling handwriting.
haund o write [ˈhɑːn(d)-, ˈhɔːn(d)-, N. I. ˈhaːn(d)-]: Handwriting, style of writing.
haundwrite: Handwriting.
in write: In writing.
smaw-write: Small text, ordinary cursive handwriting.
writer [(w)rəitər, retər, MN. vritər]: A writer. A lawyer, notary, solicitor, attorney.
writin [(w)rəitən, (w)retɪn, MN. vritɪn]: Writing.
writin-paper: Writing paper.
wraithe, wrathe, writhe, writhed, writhen, wruthen, wrythe,
writhe [(w)rəið]
v. To writhe. To twist about, to turn or wrench round. To wring.
pt. wrathe [(w)reːð]
pp. writhen [ˈ(w)rɪðən]
rankle, rankly, rinkelt, rinkle, runckle, runkelt, runkle, runkled, runklie, runklt, runkly, wrinkelt, wrunkelt, wrunkl$t, wrunkle, wrunklie, wrunklt, wrunkly,
wrunkle [(w)rʌŋkl]
n. A wrinkle etc.
v. To wrinkle, crease, rumple, crush, gnarl, twist, distort, curl.
pt. pp. wrunkelt adj. Creased, crumpled, wrinkled.
wrunkly [(w)rʌŋkle]
adj. Wrinkly, wrinkled etc.
auwid, awid, awud, awuid, brain_wuid, brainwode, red-wud, reid-wud, reid-wuid, rid-wud, rid-wuid, stark-weud, stark-wood, stark-wuid, vod, wad, weud, weuder, weudrif, whitriffe, wid, widd, widddreme, widdreme, widdrim, witrif, woad, wod, wood, wud, wud, wudden, wudden-dream, wudder, wuddrim, wuddrum, wude, wuid, wuiddream, wuiddrim, wuider, wuidrif, wuidrife, wuidrim,
wuid [wød, wyd, wɪd, wʌd]
adj. Mad, insane, out of one's mind, demented. Fierce, violent, recklessly daring, wild in behaviour, ravening. Furiously angry, beside oneself with rage.
comp. wuider
adv. Crazily, in a daft or demented manner.
Compounds and phrases etc.
awuid [əˈwød etc.]: adj. Eager, longing.
brain wuid: To go mad, be enraged or furious.
reid-wuid: Stark mad.
stark wuid: Stark mad.
wuiddream [-rem, -rɪm, -rʌm]: A dazed state, mental confusion. A brainstorm.
wuidrif: Wild to madness, raging.
whelk, whelkie, whelkin, whelks, wileek, wileekie, wileeks, wilk, wilkie, wilks, willick, willickie, willicks, wulk, wulkie, wulkin, wulks, wullick, wullickie, wullicks, wylk, wylkie, wylks,
wulk [wʌlk, wɪlk]
n. The whelk Buccinum undatum or Neptunea antiqua or periwinkle Littorina littorea
dim. wulkie
pl. wulks
Compounds and phrases etc.
wulkin: To gather whelks.
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