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21.
wīpe
n.
7 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) The lapwing (Vanellus vanellus); also, in conventional comparison:
wrethe as a wipe
; (b) ?as surname.
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wrēth(e
n.(1)
Additional spellings:
wrethe
40 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Anger, wrath; animosity, hostility; also, the deadly sin of wrath; also in
fig.
context [quot. ?a1475]; ?also, wrathful behavior [quot. a1500(?c1450)];
brother wreth
, anger against one’s fellow…
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