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wrǽstan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
wrǽstan, p. te.
to wrest, twist
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  • RUNE hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ.

    • Salm. Kmbl. 191
    • ;
    • Sal. 95.
to move the strings of the harp in playing, Cf. wreste of an harpe plectrum.
    Prompt. Parv. 533
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  • Sum sceal mid hearpan set his hláfordes fotum sittan, and á snellíce snere wrǽstan, lǽtan scralletan,

    • Exon. Th. 332, 9
    • ;
    • Vy. 82.
Etymology
[
Iulius þat sweord wraste (wreste,
    2nd MS.
),
    Laym. 7532.
Wresten to struggle, wrestle,
    A. R. 374, 7.
Wrestoñ plecto,
wrestyñ and wrythyñ aȝen replecto,
    Prompt. Parv. 533:
Icel. reista to twist.
]
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v. á-, ge-wrǽstan.
Linked entries
v.  a-wrǽstan.
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