wriþan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwriː.θɑn/, [ˈwriː.ðɑn]

Verb

wrīþan

  1. to twist
  2. to bewrap
  3. to bind

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: writhe
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