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▪ I. writh Now dial.|rɪθ| [Cf. Da. vrid, Norw. (v)rid, turning, evasion, etc.; ON. rið winding staircase.] = writhe n. 1, 1 b.
14..Latin-Eng. Voc. (MS. Harl. 2257), Grani, a writh. 1570Levins Manip. 150 A Writh, cesticillus. 1844W. Barnes Dorset Gloss. 370 Writh, the bond of a faggot. ▪ II. writh southern dial. var. frith n.2 3. ▪ III. writh(e) varr. wrethe n. and v. Obs. |