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æt-wrencan

  • verb [ weak ]
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æt-wrencan, p. te
To cheat a person out of something, deprive by fraud
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  • Lyt monna weorð lange fægen ðæs ðe hé óðerne bewrencð (æt-wrencð, v. l.), Prov. K. 34. [Cf. æt-wrenchen

    to twist awny, escape

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      Marh. 15, 20: O. and N. 248.
    ]
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v.  wrencan.
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  • æt-wrencan, v.