writhen
Middle English
/ˈwriːðən/
verb
Definitions
- To form or make into a curve or bend; to make bent:
- To writhe; to make a twisting motion (often while in pain)
- To move in a twisted or distorted way; to squirm.
- To force someone to fall over; to knock over.
- To connect two things or enclose one thing in another.
- To go or look away; to avoid involvement in an activity or matter.
- (rare) To start a behaviour or acquire attributes.
- (rare) To twine two things together.
- (rare) To be intertwined or twined together.
- (rare) To drill a hole by a twisting motion.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wrīþan.
Origin
Old English
wrīþan