† wreathenadj.

Forms:

α. Middle English wreþen, Middle English wrethyn, Middle English wrethyne, Middle English–1500s wrethin, Middle English–1600s wrethen, 1500s–1900s wreathen, 1700s wreithen; Scottish pre-1700 wrethin.

β. Middle English iwrethe, Middle English wrethe.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English wreþen , writhe v.

Etymology: < wreþen, past participle of writhe v. (compare Forms 3aβ, and see discussion, at that entry). Compare earlier writhen adj.The Middle English prefixed form iwrethe could alternatively reflect the past participle of iwrithe (see writhe v.). N.E.D. (1928) gives the pronunciation as (rīð'n) /riːð(ə)n/.

Obsolete.

1. Having a coiled or spiral form; twisted into a circular shape; = wreathed adj. 1a.

ΘΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > disposed in or forming (a) coil(s)

twinedc1300

wounda1382

wreathenc1400

wrinkledc1403

wreathedc1425

whorlish1562

folded1570

writhen1584

upwound1590

entortilled1629

coiled1661

whirled1715

whirl-shaped1762

crinkum-crankum1766

convoluted1811

gyrated1822

rounded1845

vorticiform1849

looped1850

vorticose1870

convolute1874

gyrate1876

swirled1909

snake-spiral1922

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally

woundenOE

thwarlc1400

wreathenc1400

writhenc1475

thrown1534

crinkled1558

contort1570

torqued1577

writhed1578

rivelled1594

wrested1609

twound1610

twirled1611

contorted1622

tortile1658

torcular1661

roped1681

wended?1690

twisted1725

entwisteda1800

torquated1851

barley sugar1868

spirated1871

wrangled1876

rangled1924

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 5714 His rigge was bristled..Teeþ he had so wreþen wriþen.

1401–2 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 393 6 libr. de wrethyn candell, 10s.

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxiii If he fynde þe fumes iwrethe..it is tokenynge þat it is an herte chaseable.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 5526 Midil-erth bot as a mylnestane na mare to him semed, And all þe watir of þe werd bot as a wrethen neddire.

1465 Will of Thomas Pachett (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/5) f. 92^v A wrethyne rynge of golde.

1568 Bible (Bishops') Exod. xxviii. 22 Chaynes of pure golde and wreathen worke.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 245 Many..are the Epithets which are giuen to Snakes,..as..Gorgonean, wreathen, slyding.

1619 Deloney's Pleasant Hist. Iohn Winchcomb (rev. ed.) i. sig. Bj^v The Bel-weather..by the force of his wreathen hornes..slew him.

1751 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. II. 522 The Lunaria, with the wreathen pod.

1792 Mass. Mag. Nov. Imagination very easily giving them [sc. stalactites] pedestals and chapiters, and even wreathen-work.

1871 J. Hay Pike County Ballads (1880) 154 Wreathen amulet Forged against sword-stroke.

2. Intertwined, interwoven; composed of intertwined or interwoven elements; = wreathed adj. 2a.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > [adjective] > intertwined or interwoven

writhenOE

twinedc1300

locked1488

wreathena1500

plait1529

implicatec1540

context?1541

twisted1548

weaved1552

wreathed?1552

texed1572

well-woven1578

woven1590

interlaced1593

entrailed1599

entest1608

implicit1608

folden1612

inextricate?1615

intertissueda1616

complicatea1626

enwreathed1631

interwoven1642

inwoven1667

intertwineda1680

plectilea1682

well-wove1690

implicated1761

osiered1820

inwrought1824

complected1828

impleached1829

internetted1849

enlaced1851

threaded1853

interknit1885

interwrought1895

pleached1896

interweaved1898

a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) l. 6242 (MED) Hit was an old crokyd meyre..His brydull was a wrethe wekyr.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. ix. 207/1 Their Oratorie, built only of wrethen wands.

1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 39 The Flowers..In wreathen Garlands dropt agen On Lucullus.

1873 H. E. H. King Disciples 120 The Holy Cup..With all its wreathen stems of passion-flowers.

Compounds

wreathen-podded adj. having a twisted or curled seed pod.In quots. with reference to hoary whitlow-grass, Draba incana.

1762 W. Hudson Flora Anglica 244 Wreathen-pod[d]ed Whitlow-grass.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 566 Wreathen-podded Whitlowgrass. [Grows in] Fissures of limestone rocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	wreathen
释义	† wreathenadj. Forms: α. Middle English wreþen, Middle English wrethyn, Middle English wrethyne, Middle English–1500s wrethin, Middle English–1600s wrethen, 1500s–1900s wreathen, 1700s wreithen; Scottish pre-1700 wrethin. β. Middle English iwrethe, Middle English wrethe. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English wreþen , writhe v. Etymology: < wreþen, past participle of writhe v. (compare Forms 3aβ, and see discussion, at that entry). Compare earlier writhen adj.The Middle English prefixed form iwrethe could alternatively reflect the past participle of iwrithe (see writhe v.). N.E.D. (1928) gives the pronunciation as (rīð'n) /riːð(ə)n/. Obsolete. 1. Having a coiled or spiral form; twisted into a circular shape; = wreathed adj. 1a. ΘΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > disposed in or forming (a) coil(s) twinedc1300 wounda1382 wreathenc1400 wrinkledc1403 wreathedc1425 whorlish1562 folded1570 writhen1584 upwound1590 entortilled1629 coiled1661 whirled1715 whirl-shaped1762 crinkum-crankum1766 convoluted1811 gyrated1822 rounded1845 vorticiform1849 looped1850 vorticose1870 convolute1874 gyrate1876 swirled1909 snake-spiral1922 the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally woundenOE thwarlc1400 wreathenc1400 writhenc1475 thrown1534 crinkled1558 contort1570 torqued1577 writhed1578 rivelled1594 wrested1609 twound1610 twirled1611 contorted1622 tortile1658 torcular1661 roped1681 wended?1690 twisted1725 entwisteda1800 torquated1851 barley sugar1868 spirated1871 wrangled1876 rangled1924 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 5714 His rigge was bristled..Teeþ he had so wreþen wriþen. 1401–2 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 393 6 libr. de wrethyn candell, 10s. a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxiii If he fynde þe fumes iwrethe..it is tokenynge þat it is an herte chaseable. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 5526 Midil-erth bot as a mylnestane na mare to him semed, And all þe watir of þe werd bot as a wrethen neddire. 1465 Will of Thomas Pachett (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/5) f. 92^v A wrethyne rynge of golde. 1568 Bible (Bishops') Exod. xxviii. 22 Chaynes of pure golde and wreathen worke. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 245 Many..are the Epithets which are giuen to Snakes,..as..Gorgonean, wreathen, slyding. 1619 Deloney's Pleasant Hist. Iohn Winchcomb (rev. ed.) i. sig. Bj^v The Bel-weather..by the force of his wreathen hornes..slew him. 1751 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. II. 522 The Lunaria, with the wreathen pod. 1792 Mass. Mag. Nov. Imagination very easily giving them [sc. stalactites] pedestals and chapiters, and even wreathen-work. 1871 J. Hay Pike County Ballads (1880) 154 Wreathen amulet Forged against sword-stroke. 2. Intertwined, interwoven; composed of intertwined or interwoven elements; = wreathed adj. 2a. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > [adjective] > intertwined or interwoven writhenOE twinedc1300 locked1488 wreathena1500 plait1529 implicatec1540 context?1541 twisted1548 weaved1552 wreathed?1552 texed1572 well-woven1578 woven1590 interlaced1593 entrailed1599 entest1608 implicit1608 folden1612 inextricate?1615 intertissueda1616 complicatea1626 enwreathed1631 interwoven1642 inwoven1667 intertwineda1680 plectilea1682 well-wove1690 implicated1761 osiered1820 inwrought1824 complected1828 impleached1829 internetted1849 enlaced1851 threaded1853 interknit1885 interwrought1895 pleached1896 interweaved1898 a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) l. 6242 (MED) Hit was an old crokyd meyre..His brydull was a wrethe wekyr. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. ix. 207/1 Their Oratorie, built only of wrethen wands. 1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 39 The Flowers..In wreathen Garlands dropt agen On Lucullus. 1873 H. E. H. King Disciples 120 The Holy Cup..With all its wreathen stems of passion-flowers. Compounds wreathen-podded adj. having a twisted or curled seed pod.In quots. with reference to hoary whitlow-grass, Draba incana. Π 1762 W. Hudson Flora Anglica 244 Wreathen-pod[d]ed Whitlow-grass. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 566 Wreathen-podded Whitlowgrass. [Grows in] Fissures of limestone rocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.c1400
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