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1. wratthen v.

101 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To be or become angry, rage; also in fig. context [quot. a1500(a1400)]; of God: be or become righteously wrathful; of a person, God, etc.: be angry (with sb. or sth.); fig. of the sea: rage, storm…

2. wrīthen v.

102 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To twist (sth.) into the shape of a wreath or coil; also, fashion (sth.) into a braid, weave, plait; ppl. writhen, twisted, coiled; also, woven, plaited; of an ornamental object: decorated with a…

3. 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…

4. wratthnesse n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Anger.

5. wlāte n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Sickness at the stomach, nausea; (b) disgust, repugnance; haven in wlate, to feel an aversion for (sth.), loathe.

6. wratbihe n.

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A fish of the Labridae family, a wrasse.

7. wrōth adj.

125 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Angry, irate; angry (with sb., sth., oneself); also in fig. context (b) inordinately angry, furious; violently enraged; visibly angry; crazed with rage; wode wroth [see also wod(e adv. (b)]; (c)…