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Isl. _warg_, an exile.
V. ~Wallidrag~.
WRIGGLE, _s._
V. ~Windskew~.
WRIGHT, _s._ The general name used for a common carpenter, S., Yorks.
_Gawan and Gol._
A. S. _wryhta_, a workman, one by whom any thing is framed; from _wryc-an_, to work.
_To_ WRIK, _v. a._ To wreck, to avenge.
A. S. _wric-an_, id.
_King Hart._
WRINGLE, _s._ A writhing motion, S. B.
V. next word.
WRINK, WRYNK, _s._
1. A turning or winding.
_Douglas._
2. A trick, a subterfuge.
_Lyndsay._
A. S. _wrenc_, _wrence_, fraus, dolus, stratagema; Isl. _reinki_, fraudulentus; Teut. _renck-en_, to bend, to turn; _rencke_, flexus; also, fallacia.
~Wrinklit~, _part. adj._ Intricate, having many turnings.
_Douglas._
WRITER, _s._ An attorney, S.
_Burns._
WRO, WROO, _s._ Perhaps inclosure; S. B. _wrae_.
V. ~Rae~.
_Pop. Ball._
WROIK, _s._ Spite, revenge.
_Douglas._
WROKEN, _part. pa._ Revenged.
_Doug._
A. S. _wraec-an_, ulcisci.
WROUL, _s._ An ill-grown person, or puny child, S.
V. ~Warwolf~.
WUGGLE, _s._ A bog or marsh, S. B.
V. ~Waggle~.
_To_ WURBLE, _v. n._ To wriggle.
V. ~Wrabil~.
WURDY, _adj._ Worth, deserving.
V. ~Werdy~.
WULLCAT, _s._ A wild cat, S.
_To tumble the wullcat_, to whirl heels over head, S.
WULLSOME, _adj._ Wild.
V. under ~Will~, _adj._
