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Quotation dates: 1513
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Wrik, Wrek, n. [? Var. of Reke n.2, (one's) capacity to reach or ? altered f. Wrinkle n.] ? An act of reaching or ? a sinuous movement. — 1513 Doug. xiii iv 86.
Or lyke … the snaill … Fleand the byrnand heit that scho doith feill … Thristand … with hir feit … And ȝit hir hed … Frawart the fervent flammys fast withdrawys Scho scaldis, and with mony wrikis [Sm. wrekis, Ruddim. wrikis] and thrawys Presys forto eschew the feirfull heit
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