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Writhen

Definition: Writhen

Writhen

Adjective

1. Twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "writhen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Synonyms: Writhen

Synonyms: contorted (adj), writhed (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Writhen

English words defined with "writhen": contortedwrithed, Wrythen. (references)

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Modern Translation: Writhen

Language Translations for "writhen"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Ukrainian

  

сплетений (twisted, wreathed). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Writhen

LanguageDateSourceMark Chapter 15, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai enduousin auton porfuran kai peritiqeasin autw plexanteV akanqinon stefanon
Latin405VulgateEt induunt eum purpuram et inponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam
Old English990West Saxon& scridden hine mid purpren & him onsetten þernene helm awundene.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd clothiden hym with purpur. And thei writhen a coroun of thornes, and puttiden on hym.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd they clothed him with purple and they platted a croune of thornes and crouned him with all
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
Basic English1964OgdenAnd they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Writhen

LanguageMark Chapter 15, Verse 17
CebuanoUg ilang gisul-oban siyag kapa nga mapula, ug sa nakalukong silag purong-purong nga sampinit, kini ilang gipahiluna diha kaniya.
Chinese他 們 給 他 穿 上 紫 袍 、 又 " 荊 棘 編 作 冕 給 他 戴 上 .
Croatiani zaogrnu ga grimizom; spletu trnov vijenac i stave mu na glavu
DanishOg de iføre ham en Purpurkappe og flette en Tornekrone og sætte den på ham.
DutchEn deden Hem een purperen mantel aan, en een doornenkroon gevlochten hebbende, zetten Hem die op;
FinnishJa he pukivat hänen yllensä purppuravaipan, väänsivät orjantappuroista kruunun ja panivat sen hänen päähänsä
FrenchIls le revêtirent de pourpre, et posèrent sur sa tête une couronne d`épines, qu`ils avaient tressée.
GaelicAgus dh` eid iad e le purpur, `sa fighe crun dreighinn chuir iad air e.
Germanund zogen ihm einen Purpur an und flochten eine dornene Krone und setzten sie ihm auf,
HungarianÉs bíborba öltözteték õt, és tövisbõl font koszorút tevének a fejére,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariLalu mereka mengenakan jubah ungu pada Yesus, dan membuat mahkota dari ranting-ranting berduri, kemudian memasangnya pada kepala Yesus.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka dikenakannya kepada Yesus jubah ungu, dan dianyamkannya suatu makota daripada duri, serta dibubuhkannya di kepala-Nya.
ItalianLo rivestirono di porpora e, dopo aver intrecciato una corona di spine, gliela misero sul capo.
MaoriKa whakakahuria ia ki te kakahu papura, a, ka oti tetahi karauna tataramoa te whiri, ka potaea ki a ia.
Norwegianog de klædde ham i en purpurkappe, og flettet en tornekrone og satte på ham,
Portuguesevestiram-no de púrpura e puseram-lhe na cabeça uma coroa de espinhos que haviam tecido;   
RumanianL-au kmbrqcat kntr`o hainq de purpurq, au kmpletit o cununq de spini, wi I-au pus -o pe cap.
RussianЙ П"ЕМЙ еЗП Ч 'БЗТСОЙ"Х, Й, У МЕФЫЙ ФЕТОПЧЩК ЧЕОЕ", ЧПЪМПЦЙМЙ ОБ оЕЗП;
ShuarAshí Káunkar, pushin kapaanniun Jesusan aentsrarmiayi. Tawasap janki najanamun etsenkrumtikiarmiayi.
SpanishLe vistieron de púrpura; y habiendo entretejido una corona de espinas, se la pusieron
SwahiliWakamvika vazi la rangi ya zambarau, wakasokota taji ya miiba, wakamwekea kichwani.
SwedishOch de klädde på honom en purpurfärgad mantel och vredo samman en krona av törnen och satte den på honom.
UmaRa'uncoi' -imi hante baju to mperelei to hewa baju magau'. Rababehi hameha' songko ngkai walaa to morui to hewa songko magau', pai' rasongkoi-ki.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Writhen

Misspellings

"Writhen" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Rathen, withen, wrathen, writen. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Writhen

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-h-i-n-r-t-w"

-1 letter: hinter, twiner, whiner, whiten, whiter, winter, wither, writhe.

-2 letters: inert, inter, ither, niter, nitre, rewin, thein, their, thine, threw, trine, twier, twine, whine, white, withe, write.

-3 letters: heir, hent, hern, hewn, hint, hire, newt, nite, rein, rent, rite, tern, then, thew, thin, thir, tier, tine, tire, twin, weir, went, wert, when, whet, whin.

 Words containing the letters "e-h-i-n-r-t-w"
 

+1 letter: whitener.

 

+2 letters: handwrite, nightwear, nowhither, whereinto, whiteners, withering, wreathing, wuthering.

 

+3 letters: handwrites, swithering, unworthier, unworthies, weathering, worthiness.

 

+4 letters: enwreathing, growthiness, handwritten, intergrowth, kitchenware, nightwalker, swarthiness, underweight, unworthiest, unwreathing, weatherings, witheringly, withershins.

 

+5 letters: cartwheeling, ghostwritten, heartwarming, intergrowths, interwrought, kitchenwares, nightwalkers, noteworthily, overthrowing, underweights, unworthiness, waterishness, watermanship, weatherizing, worthinesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Writhen


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 72 69 74 68 65 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--.    .-.    ..    -    ....    .    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010111 01110010 01101001 01110100 01101000 01100101 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#114 &#105 &#116 &#104 &#101 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0072 0069 0074 0068 0065 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

57847586747180

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Writhen"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Ukrainian

словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщенняукраїнський, українець

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationанглійський, англійці, англійська мова
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bible Trace
6. Derivations
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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