† wragv.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To struggle or strive; to resist.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > strive or struggle
hiec888
to stand inc1175
wrag?c1225
wrestle?c1225
stretcha1375
strivec1384
pressc1390
hitc1400
wring1470
fend15..
battle1502
contend?1518
reluct1526
flichter1528
touse1542
struggle1597
to lay in1599
strain?1606
stickle1613
fork1681
sprattle1786
buffet1824
fight1859
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > strive against something
witherc1000
wrag?c1225
wrest?c1225
strivec1300
repugna1382
strugglec1412
pressc1480
butt1566
wring?1570
gainstrive1596
wage1608
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 275 For þeo ȝet [sic] in fondunges..waggeð oðer hwiles. & [heo] mote wresten aȝein wið strong wraggunge.
Derivatives
wragging n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > striving or struggling
wrestlingc890
wragging?c1225
wraggling?c1225
strugglingc1386
straining1580
contention1583
strift1612
strifea1616
striving?1615
stickle1652
agonism1688
strain1693
struggle1833
floundering1868
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > striving in opposition
wragging?c1225
wraggling?c1225
countermoil1581
gainstriving1583
contrasting1688
counter-striving1710
combating1870
?c1225 [see main sense].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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