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wreccan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
wreccan, (?); p. wreahte; pp. wreaht, wræht, wreht
To twist,
to strain
[
Gif hors bið gewræht,
    Lchdm. iii. 62, 12.
]
fig. to torment
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  • Ic hálsigo ðec ne mec ne wrecce (for wrece?; wuræcce,

      Lind.
    )

    adiuro te ne me torqueas.

      Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 7.
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  • wreccan, v.