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writhe
O.E.
wriğan
"to twist or bend," earlier "to bind or fetter," from P.Gmc.
*writhanan
(cf. N.Fris.
wrial
, O.H.G.
ridan
, O.N.
riğa
, M.Swed.
vrişa
, M.Da.
vride
), from PIE
*wreit-
"to turn, bend" (see
wreath
).
