† writhn.

Forms: 1500s–1600s (1700s–1900s English regional (south-western)) writh, 1800s–1900s rith (English regional (Dorset)).

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: wreath n.

Etymology: Probably a variant of wreath n., with failure of lengthening in open syllables.With sense 3 compare earlier frith n.² 4. N.E.D. (1928) gives the pronunciation as (riþ) /rɪθ/.

Obsolete.

1. A ring-shaped pad of hay, cloth, etc., worn in order to provide support or cushioning when carrying heavy objects on the head; = wreath n. 1d. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > by a person > pad for head

wreath1519

roll1548

wrase1565

writh1570

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miv/2 A Writh, cesticillus.

2. Something twisted into a circular shape and used as a bond or tie. Also figurative. Cf. wreath n. 1a. English regional (south-western) in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > condition of being twisted spirally > spirally twisted object

wreathOE

writhec1400

wreathing1600

twist1604

writh1650

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun]

knitting13..

knot1393

ligaturec1400

embracer1548

attacha1586

ligation1598

ligament1599

writh1650

vinculum1678

alligature1755

1650 Grand Case of Conscience 8 We should furnish them with refined and Spiritual Artillery, and having cast off their chains, should bind our selves by the wriths of Circumstantial, and supposed Ingagements.

1844 W. Barnes Gloss. Dorset Dial. 370 Writh, the bond of a faggot.

3. English regional (south-western). A flexible branch interwoven among rods or stakes to form a hedge or hurdle (hurdle n. 1a); the hurdle itself. Also as a mass noun: such branches collectively. Cf. wreath n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > willow > twig or rod of

osierc1175

wanda1300

persha1398

withya1400

wicker14..

winding1405

withe1465

yedder1512

writhe1552

writh1810

skein1837

1810 Devon & Cornwall Vocab. in Monthly Mag. June 436/2 Frith, writh, underwood. D[evon] Wattles, or hurdles, placed in a gap. C[ornwall].

1857 T. Wright Dict. Obsolete & Provinc. Eng. Writh-hurdle, a twisted hurdle.

1907 R. C. Temple Trav. Peter Mundy in Europe & Asia I. 68 (footnote) A frith is a hedge or a hurdle, made of wattled brushwood. In Dorset such hurdles are known as riths.

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

单词	writh
释义	† writhn. Forms: 1500s–1600s (1700s–1900s English regional (south-western)) writh, 1800s–1900s rith (English regional (Dorset)). Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: wreath n. Etymology: Probably a variant of wreath n., with failure of lengthening in open syllables.With sense 3 compare earlier frith n.² 4. N.E.D. (1928) gives the pronunciation as (riþ) /rɪθ/. Obsolete. 1. A ring-shaped pad of hay, cloth, etc., worn in order to provide support or cushioning when carrying heavy objects on the head; = wreath n. 1d. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > by a person > pad for head wreath1519 roll1548 wrase1565 writh1570 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Miv/2 A Writh, cesticillus. 2. Something twisted into a circular shape and used as a bond or tie. Also figurative. Cf. wreath n. 1a. English regional (south-western) in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > condition of being twisted spirally > spirally twisted object wreathOE writhec1400 wreathing1600 twist1604 writh1650 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] knitting13.. knot1393 ligaturec1400 embracer1548 attacha1586 ligation1598 ligament1599 writh1650 vinculum1678 alligature1755 1650 Grand Case of Conscience 8 We should furnish them with refined and Spiritual Artillery, and having cast off their chains, should bind our selves by the wriths of Circumstantial, and supposed Ingagements. 1844 W. Barnes Gloss. Dorset Dial. 370 Writh, the bond of a faggot. 3. English regional (south-western). A flexible branch interwoven among rods or stakes to form a hedge or hurdle (hurdle n. 1a); the hurdle itself. Also as a mass noun: such branches collectively. Cf. wreath n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > willow > twig or rod of osierc1175 wanda1300 persha1398 withya1400 wicker14.. winding1405 withe1465 yedder1512 writhe1552 writh1810 skein1837 1810 Devon & Cornwall Vocab. in Monthly Mag. June 436/2 Frith, writh, underwood. D[evon] Wattles, or hurdles, placed in a gap. C[ornwall]. 1857 T. Wright Dict. Obsolete & Provinc. Eng. Writh-hurdle, a twisted hurdle. 1907 R. C. Temple Trav. Peter Mundy in Europe & Asia I. 68 (footnote) A frith is a hedge or a hurdle, made of wattled brushwood. In Dorset such hurdles are known as riths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1570
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