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a-wríðan

  • verb [ strong ]
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a-wríðan, p. -wráþ, pl. -wriðon; pp. -wriðen [a, wríðan to wreathe, bind] .
to bind up, bind, wreathe; alligare, torquere
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  • Hí me gyrene awriðon [MS. awriðan]

    posuerunt mihi laqueos,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 110
    • .
  • Sylfa his wúnda awráþ

    he bound up his wounds;

    sua vulnera ipse alligavit,

    • Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36
    • .
to unbind, loosen; solvere
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  • Ðæt he awríðe bearn fordóndra

    ut solveret filios interemptorum,

    • Ps. Spl. 101, 21
    • .
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v.  a-wráþ wríþan.
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