wriþan

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, whence also Old High German rīdan, Old Norse ríða.

Verb

wrīþan

  1. to twist
  2. to bewrap
  3. to bind
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Middle English: writhen

Etymology 2

Verb

wrīþan

  1. Alternative form of wrīdan